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Best places to buy a rental property in Alabama

Ranked by the engine's tracked 5-year appreciation across 22 covered markets in Alabama, snapshot 2026-10-29. Appreciation history is context, not a forecast.
MarketHome value3y5y10yActive listings
Theodore$179,8923.4%27.9%88.3%-
Semmes$189,1892.6%26.5%79.8%-
Mobile$250,4374.7%26.0%71.3%-
Pell City$424,4528.4%22.6%77.5%-
Phenix City$185,1249.6%21.8%85.3%-
Warrior$291,8181.9%13.8%68.1%-
Eight Mile$182,9111.4%13.5%--
Huntsville$429,2411.0%11.4%73.6%-
Tuscaloosa$114,664-8.4%11.3%53.5%-
Irvington$148,105-8.1%11.2%72.3%-

Full list: every tracked market in Alabama with 5-year appreciation data below.

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All figures are engine estimates from the LumosTerra tracked-data snapshot as of 2026-10-29. They are starting points, not recommendations - verify rents, comps and local rules before acting on any of them.

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