35906
Rainbow City, Alabama.
Rainbow City, Etowah County, AL · Gadsden, AL metro · population 10,446
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$719 (+119%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $7,377 +3%
- $244,661$252,038 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $48,756 +24%
- $203,282$252,038 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 35906$1,323
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 16 years.
Typical home values in zip 35906 rose 3.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Rainbow City, AL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 35906
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 35906$252,038
- Gadsden$185,225
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | 35907 | Gadsden | 9,357 | — | $275,832 |
| 8.6 | 35987 | Steele | 2,861 | — | $206,619 |
| 9.9 | 35972 | Gallant | 1,291 | — | $218,998 |
| 10.8 | 35953 | Ashville | 7,083 | — | $263,614 |
| 11.0 | 35905 | Gadsden | 6,452 | — | $212,164 |
| 11.1 | 35954 | Attalla | 12,054 | — | $145,475 |
| 11.2 | 36271 | Ohatchee | 6,063 | — | $209,294 |
| 11.6 | 35904 | Gadsden | 14,015 | $750 | $114,375 |
| 12.4 | 36279 | Wellington | 3,071 | — | $208,569 |
| 12.5 | 35901 | Gadsden | 18,769 | $946 | $162,394 |
| 15.0 | 35956 | Boaz | 8,748 | — | $223,663 |
| 15.0 | 35903 | Gadsden | 17,113 | — | $147,716 |
| 15.0 | 35952 | Altoona | 8,415 | — | $204,765 |
| 15.9 | 35131 | Ragland | 3,363 | — | $182,871 |
| 16.0 | 36250 | Alexandria | 4,353 | — | $219,756 |
| 18.4 | 36265 | Jacksonville | 22,452 | $899 | $214,942 |
| 18.9 | 35957 | Boaz | 16,737 | — | $206,837 |
| 19.7 | 36277 | Weaver | 4,918 | — | $177,908 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.