ZIP 35215
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 35215 usually run 0.6% below trend in March and 0.6% above it in August, about $15 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 35215 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 35215 changed +1.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 84 Alabama ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 35215 rose 33.2% while median household income rose 24.2% ($42,519 to $52,793). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 35215 is 41% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($52,793) is $1,320 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,260); a 3-bedroom is $1,580.
ZIP 35217, 4 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,024/mo), about $2,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 35215. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 35215 (Center Point, AL) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 19% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 35215 in Center Point, AL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 35215 in Center Point, AL has climbed from $925 to $1,218, a 31.7% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $41,814 to $52,793 across the same window, up 26.3% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 6.2% since 2021, moving from about 46,817 residents to roughly 43,903. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 35215 in Center Point, AL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 35215 covers Center Point, AL. The median rent here is $1,218/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,150/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,260/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($52,793/yr), ZIP 35215 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.3% over the past year.
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