ZIP 35670 · Somerville, Alabama

Population

7,760 people call ZIP 35670 home.

7,760

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Rent

Median rent is up 23% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$781

a month. Alabama's median is $1,007.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$929–$1,393

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $781 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

70% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 70% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2% to the 3,664 homes here.

8

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 2% less than Alabama's.

$205,400

median home value in ZIP 35670.

• $205,400 ZIP 35670
• $209,900 Alabama
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year