Market Intelligence · AL / Bessemer

Bessemer, AL 35020 Housing Market

The typical home value in Bessemer, AL 35020 is $64,797, up 0.9% over the past year. That is modest growth. Sellers are asking a median list price of $99,000, and homes are taking a median of 61 days to go under contract.

Updated August 2026Median value$65K

The median home value in Bessemer, AL 35020 is $65K as of August 2026, down 0.1% year over year, according to Zillow ZHVI. Get your own home's value and a real cash offer in about two minutes, with sources shown and no obligation.

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Typical 35020 range

$60K to $70K

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12-month value trend

-0.1% over 12 months

Typical home value in 35020 over the last 12 months: $65K in Aug 2025 to $65K in Aug 2026 (-0.1%).

Aug 2025$65K

Aug 2026$65K

The numbers

What is the 35020 housing market like?

Typical home value

$65K

Down0.1%YoY

Median list price

$99K

Down0.7%MoM

Days on market

61

Down15.3%MoM

Homes for sale

62

Up1.6%MoM

Price cuts

20.0%

Up85.0%MoM

New listings

24

Up9.1%MoM

Sources · Zillow ZHVI (August 2026) / Realtor.com (August 2026) / FRED (September 2026)

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The comparison

How do 35020 home prices compare?

  • 35020$64,838
  • Bessemer$171,638
  • Alabama$204,805
  • United States$288,625

Median Zillow home value (ZHVI), as of August 2026. Comparison levels are medians across every ZIP code with Zillow data (Bessemer: 3 ZIPs; Alabama: 510 ZIPs; United States: 26,265 ZIPs).

Context

There are 62 homes for sale in 35020, with 24 new listings hitting the market. The median list price is $99,000, while the typical home value sits at $64,797, so asking prices run well above what homes are actually worth on average. Properties are spending a median of 61 days on market, which points to a slow pace rather than a fast one. About 20.0% of listings have taken a price cut. For a seller, the honest read is that buyers have room to negotiate, and pricing aggressively from day one is likely to cost you time.

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