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Buying a home in Coffee Springs, Alabama

The typical owner-occupied home in Coffee Springs is worth about $69,200, 67% below the Alabama median of $209,900 and 79% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $245 a year in property taxes, about 0.35% of their home's value, lower than the Alabama rate of 0.38%. The median household earns $40,917 a year, so the median home costs 1.7 times the median income (3.3 times for Alabama). 88% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 33% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Coffee Springs at a glance

Coffee Springs Alabama U.S.
Median home value $69,200 $209,900 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $245 $788 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 0.35% 0.38% 0.94%
Median household income $40,917 $63,999 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 88% 70% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 33% 54% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $883 $1,433 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 23.1% 19.0% 21.0%
Median rent $954 $1,007 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 22.8% 29.5% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1965 1986 1980
Vacant homes 22.6% 14.5% 10.1%
Population 283 5,086,768 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Coffee Springs

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Coffee Springs home of $69,200 with 20% down costs about $421 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $537, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $18,061 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 12% of the median Coffee Springs household income of $40,917; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $157,000.

The median rent here is $954 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$13,840
Loan amount$55,360
Principal and interest$372
Property taxes (0.35% a year)$20
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$29
PMI$0
Total per month$421

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$2,422
Loan amount$67,947
Principal and interest$457
Property taxes (0.35% a year)$20
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$29
FHA mortgage insurance$31
Total per month$537

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Questions about home buying in Coffee Springs

What is the median home value in Coffee Springs?

About $69,200 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Coffee Springs?

Homeowners pay a median $245 a year, which is about 0.35% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.

What income do you need to buy a home in Coffee Springs?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $421 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $18,061 a year.

More about Coffee Springs

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data