Tuscaloosa, AL investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Tuscaloosa, AL metropolitan area recorded 503 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 3,107 sales (16% of sales) across 70,400 single-family homes in 4 county-equivalents — 0.7 investor purchases per 100 homes, down 7% year over year (538 prior). Ranked #81 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Tuscaloosa County at 0.8 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Tuscaloosa, ALmetro area · Alabama

🔥 #81 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

503

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.7

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

-7%

538 → 503 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

16%

503 of 3,107 recorded sales

Turnover

4.4%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

70,400

Where inside Tuscaloosa? County by county

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Tuscaloosa County498 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 17% of sales · 59,444 homes8 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
6	35476	Tuscaloosa County	42	1.9	33%	5.9%
10	35401	Tuscaloosa County	129	1.8	39%	4.6%
11	35490	Tuscaloosa County	29	1.8	30%	5.9%
27	35404	Tuscaloosa County	82	1.3	28%	4.8%
95	35406	Tuscaloosa County	35	0.6	9%	6.9%
101	35475	Tuscaloosa County	40	0.6	10%	5.8%
104	35405	Tuscaloosa County	66	0.6	12%	4.8%
131	35473	Tuscaloosa County	27	0.5	8%	5.6%

Hale County4 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 4% of sales · 3,027 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Hale County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Pickens County1 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 6,343 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Pickens County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Greene County0 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 0% of sales · 1,586 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Greene County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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