Mountain Brook, AL Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months
What homes actually sell for in Mountain Brook: a median closing price of $995,000 across 249 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, plus the full price spread.
If you invest in or around Mountain Brook, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Mountain Brook sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, as of October 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 12 months: 249
- •Median sold price, last 12 months: $995,000
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 12 months: $332
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $775,000 and $1,625,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 249 closed sales in Mountain Brook over the last 12 months, with a median closing price of $995,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $775,000 and $1,625,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. 92% of the Mountain Brook closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well. Across the 249 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $244 and $447 per square foot.
Figures last updated October 3, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Mountain Brook, AL (October 2026)
The median home price in Mountain Brook is $995,000, measured across the 249 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last 12 months. The middle half of those sales closed between $775,000 and $1,625,000.
Where Mountain Brook sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Mountain Brook over the last 12 months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $775,000 and $1,625,000. Among the 41 Alabama markets with a published band, Mountain Brook's middle-half spread ($775,000 to $1,625,000) ranks 27th from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 4 days, across 112 Mountain Brook closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 15 days, across 131 Mountain Brook closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
The Mountain Brook angle
Mountain Brook asks more of whoever is doing the pricing than most markets on this list. Few observations spread across a broad range is the combination that leaves a citywide $995,000 least informative about a single address. With only 249 closings tracked, strict filters on type, size and condition can empty a comp set entirely, so relax one criterion at a time and write down which one you relaxed. Treat $995,000 as indicative context, not as a fallback estimate.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator, rehab cost estimator, BRRRR calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Mountain Brook address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Mountain Brook, AL
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 0151696
Data updated: October 2026
Analysis period: last 12 months
Tracked closings: 249
Median sold price: $995,000
Median sold $/sqft: $332 (249 qualifying)
Property mix: 92% houses
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Mountain Brook over the last 12 months, and is refreshed when the data is.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Mountain Brook?
The median sold price in Mountain Brook over the last 12 months is $995,000, measured across 249 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Mountain Brook last month?
Resideline has tracked 2 closed sales in Mountain Brook in September 2026 so far, out of 249 closings tracked over the last 12 months. The most recent month keeps filling in for several weeks as closings are recorded, so this count will rise. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Mountain Brook?
The middle half of Mountain Brook sales over the last 12 months closed between $775,000 and $1,625,000, with a median of $995,000.
What is the typical price per square foot in Mountain Brook?
Among qualifying Mountain Brook closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median sold price per square foot was $332, measured across 249 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
Is there enough closed-sale data in Mountain Brook to value a home?
There is less than in most markets we track, so the method has to change rather than the conclusion. With 249 closings on file and a middle half stretching from $775,000 to $1,625,000, strict filters can leave you with nothing at all. Widen one criterion at a time, keep a note of each relaxation, and treat any single comp as carrying more weight than it would elsewhere. Use $995,000 as indicative context only, and remember the upper portion of the band is the wider one.
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