Home prices
The value of the median home in Cottondale is $117,000. It is approximately $26,440 (18%) lower in comparison to the surrounding areas.In comparison to the country as a whole it is about $100,500 (46%) lower, and it is about $25,900 (28%) higher in comparison to the city of Birmingham.
Rents
The median rent in Cottondale is $823 a month. Compared to other places in this area this is approximately $52 (5%) lower.Compared to the country as a whole it is about $239 (22%) lower, and it is about $14 (1%) lower in comparison to the city of Birmingham.
Nearby places
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa is Cottondale's neighbor to the northwest. The real estate prices there are significantly more expensive. The cost of the median home in Tuscaloosa is $178,900, which works out to $61,900 (34%) higher than Cottondale. Rent there is pretty similar. The median rent in Tuscaloosa is $844 per month, which works out to $21 (2%) higher than Cottondale.
Holt
Holt is roughly 3 miles northwest from Cottondale. The real estate prices there are significantly less expensive. The cost of the median home in Holt is $67,500, which works out to $49,500 (73%) lower than Cottondale. Its rents are a lot less expensive. Holt's median rent is $591 per month, which works out to $232 (39%) lower than Cottondale.
Coaling
Coaling is about 5 miles east of Cottondale. Its housing prices are a little more expensive. The median home price in Coaling is $158,100, which is $41,100 (25%) higher than Cottondale. Its rents are somewhat more expensive. The median monthly rent in Coaling is $1,036, which works out to $213 (20%) higher than Cottondale.
Brookwood
Brookwood is approximately 7 miles northeast of Cottondale. Housing prices there are a bit more expensive. The value of the median home in Brookwood is $135,500, which works out to $18,500 (13%) higher than Cottondale. Its rents are somewhat more expensive. Brookwood's median rent is $1,080 a month, which comes out to $257 (23%) higher than Cottondale.
Northport
Northport is about 8 miles northwest of Cottondale. The real estate prices there are significantly more expensive. The median home cost in Northport is $177,200, which comes out to $60,200 (33%) higher than Cottondale. The rent there is similar. In Northport the median monthly rent is $824, which is very similar to Cottondale.
