The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 36875 sells for about $245,675, or $140 per square foot.
Prices are up +8% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 73 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $680 a month.
ZIP 36875 — Seale
The 36875 housing market in Seale, AL, is a low-inventory, rural market with limited transaction volume. Current data indicates a median home price of approximately $297,000 with a high vacancy rate of 14%, suggesting a challenging environment for typical buyers and investors.
This area is primarily suited for local operators or those with deep knowledge of the rural market, as it presents challenges for traditional investors and buyers due to limited inventory and high vacancy.
Median prices moved up 8.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 73 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced 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 3.1% · poverty 7.6% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 36875, Russell 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) — 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. Code § 40-8-1 and the Alabama Constitution.
The rental market is characterized by limited data and a high vacancy rate of 14.0%, which is above national norms.
The area is part of the Columbus metropolitan area, which serves as the primary economic hub for the region.
Data sourced from Repit market analysis for 36875.
Key-figure check: median price diverges 20.9% from the nearest retained anchor (published ten-year series (2025)) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict. Research outlier held out — this pass returned a median of $297,000 (20.9% off the retained reading), contradicting every independent anchor; the prior reading stands pending corroboration. Validation: the flagged $297,000 (+20.9% vs the published ten-year series (2025)) could not be independently corroborated and was reverted to the prior cycle value pending review; the case is under review in the Command Center.