The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 35097 sells for about $271,000, or $94 per square foot.
Prices are down 1.5% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 240 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,121 a month.
ZIP 35097 — Locust Fork
The housing market in 35097 is characterized by very low inventory and limited transaction volume, with a median sale price of $271,000 as of mid-2026. Year-over-year prices have seen a slight decline of 1.5%. Many specific metrics such as rental rates, tax rates, and school performance data are not currently published at the ZIP level.
Median prices moved down 1.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 240 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-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 3.5% · poverty 14.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 35097
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 retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA 35097 profile.
Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the prior refresh cycle (within 12.5%).