Mobile, AL Housing Market: Home Prices & Rent
Mobile, AL home values since 2000
Last few years
Rent in Mobile, AL
Owning vs renting, monthly
Buying the typical Mobile, AL home with 20% down at this week's 7.32% 30-year rate costs about $1,313/month (principal, interest plus ~1.5% a year for tax and insurance) vs $1,280/month typical rent.
Rate: Freddie Mac, week of Oct 22, 2026. Estimate for comparison only.
Mobile, AL vs Alabama vs the U.S.
| Typical home | 12-month change | Typical rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This metro | $195k | +0.5% | $1,280/mo |
| Alabama | $239k | +1.9% | - |
| United States | $366k | +1.2% | $1,932/mo |
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Common questions
Are home prices falling in Mobile, AL?
No - the typical Mobile, AL-area home value is up 0.5% over the past 12 months, at $195k (September 2026).
Is the Mobile, AL housing market crashing?
Home values are close to their 2020s high and up 0.5% over the past year - a rising market, not a sudden collapse. Whether that continues isn't knowable from the data - this page updates every month when new figures come out.
How much is rent in Mobile, AL?
Typical rent in the Mobile, AL metro is $1,280 a month (September 2026), +3.3% over 12 months.
How much income do you need to buy a home in Mobile, AL?
About $56k a year to afford the typical home with 20% down, spending no more than 30% of income on housing (September 2026).
Nearby and similar metros
Birmingham, AL · Huntsville, AL · Flint, MI · McAllen, TX · Toledo, OH · Lubbock, TX
Sources: Data Provided by Zillow Group (Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, September 2026; income needed and listing data). 30-year mortgage rate: Freddie Mac PMMS. Figures are for the Mobile, AL metro area. How we calculate.