The story of this market
The typical home in Tuskegee, Alabama sells for about $78,000, or $68 per square foot.
Prices are down 10% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 9 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $757 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.9%
AL · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Tuskegee, Alabama
The Tuskegee housing market is characterized by low competitiveness and a significant share of vacant housing units. Recent data indicates a decline in median listing prices, reflecting a challenging environment for sellers. Economic activity remains heavily tied to the university, with limited broader residential development momentum.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Tuskegee yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 70.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 94 days on market with 2.8 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
7% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 43.64% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 10.8% · poverty 29.0% — elevated distress and economic pressure.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A historic private, historically Black university that serves as a major cultural and economic anchor for the city.
Commemorates the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military aviators in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Located on the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, it honors the life and scientific contributions of George Washington Carver.
The city has a mean travel time to work of approximately 20.4 minutes, reflecting a largely local or regional commute pattern.
The local economy is heavily anchored by Tuskegee University and associated educational and historical tourism sectors.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Alabama) — Current Use Valuation: Allows property to be taxed based on its current use value rather than fair market value, potentially reducing the tax burden. Conversion to a non-qualified use triggers revaluation and potential back-tax liability. State (Alabama) — Class III Residential Property Tax Assessment: Property is assessed at 10% of its fair market value. The tax liability is calculated by multiplying the assessed value by the local millage rate. A standard homestead exemption applies to the 6.5 mill statewide property tax on the first $4,000 of assessed valuation. State (Alabama) — Class 3 Residential Property Tax Assessment: Residential property is classified as Class 3 and assessed at 10 percent of its fair market value. A standard homestead exemption applies to the 6.5 mill statewide property tax on the first $4,000 of assessed valuation. State (Alabama) — Standard State Ad Valorem Homestead Exemption: Exempts up to $4,000 in assessed valuation from the 6.5 mill state ad valorem tax levy (providing a maximum direct state tax reduction of $26.00). Formula: Adjusted State Tax = Max(0, (Assessed Value - $4,000)) × 0.0065. State (Alabama) — Statewide Ad Valorem Property Tax and Class III Residential Assessment Ratio: Establishes a baseline 6.5 statewide millage rate ($0.0065 per dollar of assessed value) under Ala.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and Census Reporter.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.