Area data
Montrose, AL — ZIP 36559
Population: 221 (Census ACS)
Homes sell for a median $1.36M after a median 45 days on market. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with hurricane, lightning, coastalflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 11.2% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
45
Median days on market
Relatively High
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $1.36M
- Median price per sqft
- $324
- Median days on market
- 45 days
- Homes sold (recent period)
- 1
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 69.0%
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 88.8 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 16.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- hurricane, lightning, coastalFlooding, strongWind, tornado
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively High · coldWave: Relatively Moderate · drought: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 82% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 65.7%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 68.5 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9a (extreme annual low 20 to 25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 278
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 77
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 90
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Gulf Islands National Seashore (43 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 45
- Nearest airport
- Klumpp Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) (11 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 14
- Hospitals include
- BALDWIN HEALTH, USA HEALTH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, USA HEALTH HCA PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, LLC
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.8 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 28
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.9 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,989
- Housing built before 1970
- 0.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 0.0%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,941
- Households with broadband internet
- 100.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 71,867
- Average weekly wage
- $929
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3,298
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| ZIP 36559 | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $1.36M | $247,500 | $325,000 |
| Median days on market | 45 days | 66 days | 51 days |
| Median annual property tax | $1,941 | $514 | $2,006 |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median sale price in ZIP 36559?
- $1.36M.
- How long do homes take to sell in ZIP 36559?
- Median days on market: 45 days.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 36559?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: hurricane, lightning, coastalFlooding, strongWind, tornado.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 36559?
- Risk to homes is higher than 82% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 36559?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 36559?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 36559?
- Good. Median AQI: 40. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 36559?
- Regional Price Parity: 88.8 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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