ZIP Code 35217

In ZIP code 35217, near Birmingham, homes carry a median value of $120,400, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 0.59% yields an annual bill of roughly $710. With median household income at $40,486 and per-capita income at $23,064, that tax equals about 1.8% of household earnings. Sales taxes combine to 10.00%, a separate cost that shapes daily spending. The gap between what homes cost and what households earn keeps ownership attainable here, though the low rate also means comparatively little revenue flows to local services.