35968
Fort Payne, Alabama.
Fort Payne, De Kalb County, AL · Fort Payne, AL metro · population 4,763
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$669 (+125%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $11,180 +5%
- $218,447$229,627 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $45,697 +25%
- $183,930$229,627 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.
- 35968$1,205
- 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 35968 rose 5.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Fort Payne, AL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 35968
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 35968$229,627
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 35986 | Rainsville | 8,207 | — | $230,834 |
| 5.6 | 35988 | Sylvania | 2,368 | — | $201,067 |
| 7.2 | 35967 | Fort Payne | 16,957 | — | $198,708 |
| 10.1 | 35971 | Fyffe | 4,452 | — | $207,777 |
| 11.4 | 35978 | Henagar | 5,580 | — | $206,039 |
| 11.9 | 35989 | Valley Head | 3,330 | — | $237,482 |
| 12.0 | 35744 | Dutton | 2,574 | — | $188,289 |
| 12.2 | 35984 | Mentone | 1,424 | — | $312,531 |
| 12.4 | 35963 | Dawson | 1,398 | — | $203,543 |
| 13.4 | 35771 | Section | 3,414 | — | $191,364 |
| 15.0 | 35961 | Collinsville | 5,879 | — | $201,012 |
| 15.0 | 35765 | Pisgah | 4,175 | — | $181,367 |
| 15.6 | 35973 | Gaylesville | 2,778 | — | $214,967 |
| 15.8 | 35974 | Geraldine | 1,518 | — | $196,907 |
| 17.0 | 35975 | Groveoak | 1,649 | — | $231,453 |
| 18.1 | 30731 | Menlo | 2,479 | — | $266,305 |
| 18.3 | 35981 | Ider | 2,052 | — | $202,754 |
| 19.2 | 35959 | Cedar Bluff | 4,726 | — | $245,528 |
| 19.7 | 35962 | Crossville | 8,666 | — | $200,565 |
| 19.9 | 35769 | Scottsboro | 9,908 | — | $272,743 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.