Property Tax & Income in Crenshaw County, Alabama
Crenshaw County has an effective property tax rate of 0.32%. On the median home value of $114,000, that's roughly $369 per year. Median household income is $48,560.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Crenshaw County | Alabama (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| Median home value1 | $114,000 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 5.00% | top rate 5.00% |
| State sales tax3 | 9.46% combined | 9.46% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Crenshaw County, AL
In Crenshaw County, Alabama, buying a home comes with unusually low carrying costs. The median home value sits at $114,000, and the median annual property tax bill is just $369, based on an effective rate of 0.324%. That rate matches Alabama's statewide median exactly, though within the state Crenshaw County ranks 34th of 67 counties. Compare it with the national median effective rate of 0.794%, and the difference is substantial. Households here earn a median of $48,560, with per-capita income at $31,043, so a tax bill under $400 a year leaves plenty of budget for other expenses. Luverne, the county seat and largest community among Highland Home, Luverne, and Grady, anchors the area. For a buyer weighing affordability, the combination of a six-figure median home price and taxes that amount to roughly a few hundred dollars annually makes this county an inexpensive place to own property.