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Fort Payne Real Estate Market

The Fort Payne, AL housing market as of June 2026 — real median listing price, market pace, inventory and supply, from public records and industry data. Prepare a client-ready Fort Payne report in a click.

Median listing price
$328,000
▲ 12.8% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$171
1,807 sq ft median
Median days on market
69
June 2026
Active listings
215
For sale now
New listings
72
June 2026
Listings with price cuts
16%
Share of active
Median sale price (closed)
$229,000
▲ 6.5% YoY · closed sales
Sale-to-list ratio
96.9%
Closed sales
Homes sold / month
66
Closed sales
Median listing price trend
$328K$316K$304K$292K Q3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26

Median listing price, Fort Payne AL · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$328K$284K$239K$195K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Fort Payne AL · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

Supply snapshot
Active listings
215
New this month
72
Pending
62
Price-reduced
34

As of June 2026, the median home listed in Fort Payne, AL asks $328,000 — up 12.8% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 69 days to go under contract, and 16% of the 215 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a balanced market. Figures cover the Fort Payne, AL metro area. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Investment snapshot
Investor Score
32/100
#795 of 932 covered metros
12-month outlook
-0.9%
Flat · model output, not advice
Momentum
62
Value
23
Rental yield
9
Supply risk
67
Market heat
26

Fort Payne scores 32/100 on our composite Investor Score (#795 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 106% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 12.8% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Fort Payne ranks on the trending markets index.

What mortgage rates do to the payment
If rates fall 1% · 5.43%
$1,478/mo
−$168/mo vs today
At today's rate · 6.43%
$1,646/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 7.43%
$1,822/mo
+$176/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $328,000 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

Growth, supply pipeline & risk
Building permits (2025)
47
▼ 4.1% vs 2024
0.7 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+390
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$16.0M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Fort Payne market FAQs

What is the median home price in Fort Payne?
As of June 2026, the median listing price in Fort Payne, AL is $328,000, up 12.8% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Fort Payne, AL metro area.
How fast are homes selling in Fort Payne?
The median property in Fort Payne spends 69 days on the market, with 215 homes actively listed and 16% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market by pace.
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Based on public records and industry data, June 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Fort Payne, AL metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.