Alabama
These Alabama cities are among the most affordable places to buy a home
Housing is the largest expenditure for most households and since the beginning of the pandemic the cost of homes in the U.S. has risen more than 40%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Wages, meanwhile, continue to struggle to keep pace, just as they have for at least two decades. While median household income in the U.S. rose by more than 77% between 2000 and 2022, the median cost of a home rose by a whopping 170% from $123,086 to $332,826.
Adjusted for inflation, household incomes rose by 4.5%, while the median home price rose by 59.1%.
Any way you look at it, the cost of buying a home has continued to grow more difficult for many Americans since the start of this century.
With that in mind, Construction Coverage — a resource guide for construction professionals — examined cities across the U.S. based on their median home price-to-median income ratio and found that two Alabama cities were among the best for finding housing which fits into the average family budget.
Among midsize cities, Montgomery ranked second only to Toledo, Ohio, with a 2.5 ratio — derived by taking Montgomery’s median home price of $139,969 and dividing it by the median household income of $56,707.
Toledo edged out Montgomery with a 2.3 ratio ($105,239 median home price/$45,405 median income).
Birmingham came in eighth among midsize cities with a 3.1 ratio, based on its $131,290 median home price and $42,464 median household income.
Among small cities, neighboring Jackson, Miss., had the lowest price-to-income ratio at 1.4, with a median home price of $61,474 and a median household income of $42,193.
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – Mark Saliba, the mayor of Dothan, is now serving as the President of the Alabama League of Municipalities (ALM).
ALM represents more than 450 member cities and towns in Alabama.
As president, Saliba aims to give Alabama municipalities a voice on local, state and federal levels.
Saliba has an extensive history with the organization, serving as the League’s vice president from 2023-2024, chair of the League’s Committee on State and Federal Legislation from 2022-2023 and represented the second congressional district on the League’s Board of Directors.
“It helps to get the city of Dothan’s name out there,” said Mayor Saliba. “It gets us in front of the other leaders in the state, like the Speaker of the House, Lieutenant Governor, Governor and those of us who we work with on a day to day basis.”
Fairhope Mayor Sherry Sullivan will serve as vice president to Saliba for the 2024-2025 year.
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A historic Alabama church built around 1850 was destroyed in a fire early Monday morning, authorities said.
The Blue Springs Methodist Church in Coosa County “was burned to the ground this morning with nothing but ash left of over a century of memories,” the Lay Lake Fire Department said on its Facebook page.
“Sad to see it go,” the department said.
The department, along with its counterparts in Fayeteville and Stewartville responded to assist the Marble Valley Volunteer Fire Department around 3 a.m. Monday on a fully involved fire at the church on Coosa County Road 99.
The fire remained under investigation Monday, and the state Fire Marshal’s office asked people to stay away from the scene.
A picture of the destroyed white church shared by the Lay Lake Fire Department showed flames sprouting from the rubble.
The Blue Springs Methodist Church in Coosa County “was burned to the ground this morning with nothing but ash left of over a century of memories,” the Lay Lake Fire Department said on its Facebook page.Lay Lake Fire Department
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