The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 35040 sells for about $260,000, or $168 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.8%), a market in balance. Homes take about 35 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,512 a month.
ZIP 35040 — Calera
The 35040 housing market shows a median home value of approximately $257,822 to $260,000 with modest year-over-year growth. Market data is limited for specific metrics like sales counts and tax rates, which are currently not determinable at the ZIP level. The area is characterized by a population of 19,214 and a median household income of $80,267.
Median prices moved up 0.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 35 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 2.3% · poverty 7.9% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 35040, Shelby County AL
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
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 sourced from US Census Bureau via UnitedStatesZipCodes.org
Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2026) (within 12.5%).