Pelham, AL Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Pelham: a median closing price of $352,445 across 284 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread and a ZIP-level breakdown.
If you invest in or around Pelham, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Pelham sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of October 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 284
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $352,445
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $181
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $260,000 and $480,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 284 closed sales in Pelham over the last six months, with a median closing price of $352,445. 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 $260,000 and $480,000. 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. 86% of the Pelham 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 282 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $155 and $210 per square foot.
Figures last updated October 3, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Pelham, AL (October 2026)
The median home price in Pelham is $352,445, measured across the 284 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $260,000 and $480,000.
Where Pelham sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Pelham over the last six months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $260,000 and $480,000. Among the 41 Alabama markets with a published band, Pelham's middle-half spread ($260,000 to $480,000) ranks 20th from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median. Measured as the ratio of the upper to the lower quartile, its middle-half spread ranks in the 68th percentile of the 2,230 US markets in Resideline's national Market Watch set, on data as of October 3, 2026.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 27 days, across 74 Pelham closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 15 days, across 46 Pelham closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Pelham angle
Both measures on this page land near the middle of our coverage. Pelham's 284 closings make a solid sample, and the middle half of those sales, $260,000 to $480,000, is about typical in width for the markets we track. That combination supports a conventional approach rather than a defensive one. Begin with $352,445 as a locator, then build a comp set filtered to the subject's property type and a defined size range. The sample can carry that filtering, so there is no need to fall back on the citywide figure once real comps exist. If the filtered set and the median disagree sharply, the comps are usually the better guide, provided you can explain each one. The band leans upward. The stretch from $352,445 to $480,000 covers more dollars than the stretch from $260,000 to $352,445, so comps sitting above the median introduce more variance into the answer than comps sitting below it.
Pelham market data by ZIP code
Citywide medians hide block-by-block variation. Resideline publishes free, regularly refreshed market snapshots for Pelham ZIP codes: 35124.
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 Pelham address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Pelham, AL
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 0158848
Data updated: October 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 284
Median sold price: $352,445
Median sold $/sqft: $181 (282 qualifying)
Property mix: 86% 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 Pelham over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track within the Pelham city limits are not limited to listing-service sales: they also include foreclosure deeds, estate and family transfers, and other off-market sales that portal medians exclude, which is why 14% of the 284 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $368,532.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Pelham?
The median sold price in Pelham over the last 6 months is $352,445, measured across 284 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Pelham last month?
Resideline has tracked 28 closed sales in Pelham in September 2026 so far, out of 284 closings tracked over the last six 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 Pelham?
The middle half of Pelham sales over the last six months closed between $260,000 and $480,000, with a median of $352,445.
What is the typical price per square foot in Pelham?
Among qualifying Pelham closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $181, measured across 282 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
Do I need to do anything unusual to value a home in Pelham?
No. The 284 closings make a solid sample and the $260,000 to $480,000 band is about typical in width for the markets we track, so the standard sequence applies: use $352,445 to orient, filter closed sales to the subject's property type and a defined size range, then let those comps produce the estimate. The shape to note is the skew, since the upper half of the band spans more dollars than the lower half and a high leaning set carries more variance.
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