AL area data
Wetumpka, AL
Wetumpka, AL.
Population: 22,242 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $236,140
- 1-year appreciation
- +5.9%
- 3-year appreciation
- +12.9%
- 5-year appreciation
- +30.9%
- 10-year appreciation
- +70.1%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $236,140
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $266,650
- Median list price
- $291,799
- Median days on market
- 55 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 97.1%
- Active listings
- 73
- 1-year forecast
- +1.5%
- Days to pending
- 35 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 27
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,322/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $820/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,230/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 16.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 6
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- lightning, heatWave, inlandFlooding, strongWind, tornado
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 57.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 38
- Days with Good air quality
- 221
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 3.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site (32 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Big Sky Farms Airport (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) (19 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +248 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,994
- Median annual property tax
- $571
- Mean commute to work
- 27 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 77.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 16,218
- Average weekly wage
- $829
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 98
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