Orange Beach, AL 36561 Housing Market
- Active listings212currently for sale
- Pending sales9under contract
- Median asking price$702,500current listings
- Listing age70 daysmedian time Resideline has been seeing the current listings
- Closed sales tracked (6 mo)739a tracked sample, not a market total
- Median sold price$725,000last 6 months
- Middle half of sold prices$497k to $1.05M25th to 75th percentile
What the numbers say
As of September 14, 2026, Resideline is tracking 212 active listings and 9 pending sales in ZIP code 36561. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.04 points to a balanced market: buyers have room to compare options and negotiate.
The median asking price of current listings is $702,500, while the median of the 739 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months was $725,000. Those two figures describe different sets of homes, so any gap between them reflects the mix of what is listed now versus what recently sold, not a negotiating discount. Resideline has been seeing the median active listing in 36561 for 70 days.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median home price in 36561?
The median closed sale price in Orange Beach, AL 36561 was $725,000 over the last six months, based on 739 closed sales tracked by Resideline. The middle half of those sales ranged from $497,000 to $1,050,000.
Is 36561 a buyer's or seller's market?
Resideline is currently tracking 9 pending sales against 212 active listings in 36561, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.04. Ratios of 0.6 or higher usually indicate a seller's market, 0.35 to 0.6 a competitive market, and lower values a more balanced one. By that yardstick, 36561 currently looks like a balanced market.
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