The typical owner-occupied home in Brookside is worth about $107,400, 49% below the Alabama median of $209,900 and 68% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $497 a year in property taxes, about 0.46% of their home's value, higher than the Alabama rate of 0.38%. The median household earns $59,271 a year, so the median home costs 1.8 times the median income (3.3 times for Alabama). 69% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 48% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Brookside at a glance
| Brookside | Alabama | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $107,400 | $209,900 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | $497 | $788 | $3,119 |
| Property tax as a share of value | 0.46% | 0.38% | 0.94% |
| Median household income | $59,271 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 69% | 70% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 48% | 54% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $964 | $1,433 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 13.8% | 19.0% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | $1,098 | $1,007 | $1,413 |
| Rent as a share of renters' income | 45.5% | 29.5% | 30.6% |
| Median year homes were built | 1970 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 2.2% | 14.5% | 10.1% |
| Population | 1,603 | 5,086,768 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Brookside
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Brookside home of $107,400 with 20% down costs about $664 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $843, 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 $28,453 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 13% of the median Brookside household income of $59,271; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $224,000.
The median rent here is $1,098 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.
| Down payment | $21,480 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $85,920 |
| Principal and interest | $578 |
| Property taxes (0.46% a year) | $41 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $45 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $664 |
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| Down payment | $3,759 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $105,455 |
| Principal and interest | $709 |
| Property taxes (0.46% a year) | $41 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $45 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $48 |
| Total per month | $843 |
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Questions about home buying in Brookside
What is the median home value in Brookside?
About $107,400 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
How much are property taxes in Brookside?
Homeowners pay a median $497 a year, which is about 0.46% 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 Brookside?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $664 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $28,453 a year.
More about Brookside
- Mortgage Refinance in Brookside
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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