36856
Fort Mitchell, Alabama.
Fort Mitchell, Russell County, AL · Columbus, GA-AL metro · population 8,716
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$886 (+115%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $9,106 +3%
- $306,878$315,984 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $64,165 +25%
- $251,819$315,984 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.
- 36856$1,659
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.
Typical home values in zip 36856 rose 3.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Fort Mitchell, AL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 36856
Against the Columbus, GA-AL metro and the national benchmark.
- 36856$2,050
- Columbus$1,353
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 36856
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 36856$315,984
- Columbus$209,756
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.4 | 31903 | Columbus | 20,644 | $1,006 | $72,034 |
| 10.4 | 36875 | Seale | 4,017 | — | $234,617 |
| 11.0 | 36871 | Pittsview | 547 | — | $179,848 |
| 11.4 | 36869 | Phenix City | 21,518 | $1,416 | $173,410 |
| 13.6 | 31901 | Columbus | 5,841 | $1,282 | $162,069 |
| 14.0 | 31906 | Columbus | 20,400 | $1,068 | $133,119 |
| 14.7 | 31805 | Cusseta | 1,833 | — | $138,461 |
| 15.9 | 31907 | Columbus | 59,110 | $1,276 | $161,807 |
| 15.9 | 36867 | Phenix City | 22,821 | $1,135 | $193,423 |
| 16.4 | 36870 | Phenix City | 17,951 | $1,455 | $246,450 |
| 17.8 | 31815 | Lumpkin | 2,792 | — | $81,956 |
| 17.9 | 36858 | Hatchechubbee | 303 | — | $199,454 |
| 19.5 | 31904 | Columbus | 35,405 | $1,401 | $219,267 |
| 19.6 | 31909 | Columbus | 39,364 | $1,490 | $235,605 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.