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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Huntsville Area is $161,000, which is higher than the state average of $123,800 and is lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Huntsville Area was built is 1986, which is newer than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1981 and is newer than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 117,875 Owner Occupied Houses in Huntsville Area, #232

Huntsville Area	161,000 USD
Alabama	123,800 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Huntsville Area	13.14%
Alabama	45.48%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Huntsville Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Alabama and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Huntsville Area	Alabama	U.S.
Total Housing Units	185,953, see rank, 100%	2,190,638	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	167,565, 90.11%, see rank	84.09%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	117,875, 63.39%, see rank	58.17%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	49,690, 26.72%, see rank	25.93%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	18,388, 9.89%, see rank	15.91%	12.45%
For Rent	4,836, 2.60%, see rank	2.61%	2.34%
For Sale Only	3,195, 1.72%, see rank	1.54%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	2,254, 1.21%, see rank	1.25%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	1,399, 0.75%, see rank	3.76%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	102, 0.05%, see rank	0.03%	0.03%
Other Vacant	6,602, 3.55%, see rank	6.71%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #90

Huntsville Area	Alabama	U.S.
1986	1981	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Huntsville Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	117,875	100%	1,274,196	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	80,282	68.11%, see rank	58.96%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	37,593	31.89%, see rank	41.04%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Huntsville Area	1,224 USD
Alabama	1,159 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Huntsville Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
$299 or Less	204	0.25%, see rank	0.23%	0.20%
$300 to $499	1,697	2.11%, see rank	2.96%	1.59%
$500 to $699	6,126	7.63%, see rank	9.57%	5.01%
$700 to $999	18,313	22.81%, see rank	24.89%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	27,546	34.31%, see rank	34.17%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	14,416	17.96%, see rank	16.11%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	9,271	11.55%, see rank	9.13%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	2,709	3.37%, see rank	2.95%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Huntsville Area	19.10% of the Total Income
Alabama	21.70% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Huntsville Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
10% or Less	8,412	10.48%, see rank	7.30%	5.86%
10% to 20%	34,670	43.19%, see rank	37.14%	31.95%
20% to 30%	19,490	24.28%, see rank	25.71%	27.64%
30% to 40%	7,004	8.72%, see rank	11.45%	13.74%
40% or More	10,475	13.05%, see rank	17.78%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Huntsville Area	352 USD
Alabama	349 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Huntsville Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
$199 or Less	3,753	9.98%, see rank	11.83%	7.76%
$200 to $299	9,214	24.51%, see rank	24.55%	14.70%
$300 to $499	16,343	43.47%, see rank	42.72%	34.63%
$500 to $699	6,003	15.97%, see rank	14.46%	21.16%
$700 or More	2,280	6.06%, see rank	6.44%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Huntsville Area	10.00% of the Total Income
Alabama	11.40% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Huntsville Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
10% or Less	21,411	56.95%, see rank	43.66%	40.19%
10% to 20%	9,285	24.70%, see rank	30.25%	31.47%
20% to 30%	2,910	7.74%, see rank	11.03%	12.24%
30% to 40%	1,313	3.49%, see rank	5.23%	5.64%
40% or More	2,190	5.83%, see rank	8.16%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Huntsville Area	Alabama	U.S.
Total Housing Units	185,953, 100%	2,190,638	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	134,755, 72.47%, see rank	68.53%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	3,608, 1.94%, see rank	1.66%	5.82%
2 Units	2,951, 1.59%, see rank	2.09%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	6,683, 3.59%, see rank	2.93%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	10,483, 5.64%, see rank	4.20%	4.78%
10 or More Units	15,207, 8.18%, see rank	6.84%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	12,266, 6.60%, see rank	13.74%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Huntsville Area	Alabama	U.S.
Total Housing Units	185,953, 100%	2,190,638	132,741,033
1 Room	2,098, 1.13%, see rank	1.12%	1.95%
2 Rooms	3,663, 1.97%, see rank	1.17%	2.48%
3 Rooms	11,946, 6.42%, see rank	5.77%	9.13%
4 Rooms	21,906, 11.78%, see rank	15.10%	16.60%
5 Rooms	34,581, 18.60%, see rank	23.28%	20.41%
6 Rooms	35,896, 19.30%, see rank	20.97%	18.06%
7 Rooms	26,042, 14.00%, see rank	13.59%	12.27%
8 Rooms	21,328, 11.47%, see rank	8.86%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	28,493, 15.32%, see rank	10.13%	10.60%
Median Rooms	6.00, see rank	5.70	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Huntsville Area	Alabama	U.S.
Total Housing Units	185,953, 100%	2,190,638	132,741,033
No Bedroom	2,279, 1.23%, see rank	1.21%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	13,607, 7.32%, see rank	6.20%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	35,997, 19.36%, see rank	23.92%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	86,467, 46.50%, see rank	49.95%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	39,401, 21.19%, see rank	15.40%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	8,202, 4.41%, see rank	3.33%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Huntsville Area	Alabama	U.S.
Total Housing Units	167,565, 100%	1,842,174	116,211,092
Utility Gas	36,660, 21.88%, see rank	29.16%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	8,207, 4.90%, see rank	7.18%	4.86%
Electricity	120,474, 71.90%, see rank	61.92%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	443, 0.26%, see rank	0.21%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	27, 0.02%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Wood	1,163, 0.69%, see rank	1.11%	2.12%
Solar Energy	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.05%
Other Fuel	56, 0.03%, see rank	0.09%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	535, 0.32%, see rank	0.31%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Huntsville Area	Alabama	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	46,191, 100%	505,136	39,201,928
$199 or Less	528, 1.14%, see rank	2.18%	1.50%
$200 to $299	2,006, 4.34%, see rank	5.01%	3.18%
$300 to $499	4,771, 10.33%, see rank	14.15%	7.37%
$500 to $699	13,466, 29.15%, see rank	26.64%	16.01%
$700 to $999	15,172, 32.85%, see rank	32.35%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	8,091, 17.52%, see rank	15.87%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	1,171, 2.54%, see rank	2.54%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	986, 2.13%, see rank	1.26%	6.10%
Median	$733, see rank	$715	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Huntsville Area	Alabama	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	167,565, 100%	1,842,174	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	8,195, 4.89%, see rank	6.48%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	52,674, 31.43%, see rank	32.94%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	65,542, 39.11%, see rank	37.28%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	41,154, 24.56%, see rank	23.30%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.