River Region Home Values, October 2026: Fewer Sales, Higher Prices (With One Asterisk)

Every month we pull the closed sales from our MLS for Autauga, Elmore and Montgomery counties and tell you what they actually say. Here's October 2026, compared with October 2025.

The short version

• 309 homes sold in October, down from 361 last October. That's 14% fewer.
• The median sale price was $279,500, up from $259,500 (+7.7%).
• Price per square foot was $143, up from $135 (+6%).
• Half of the homes took 58 days or more to sell, up from 54.
• About 1 in 5 homes sold within 30 days. Last October it was about 1 in 4.

Fewer sales, higher prices. But before you celebrate that 7.7%, know this: fewer lower-priced homes sold this October. 130 homes sold under $250,000, compared with 177 a year ago. When fewer inexpensive homes sell, the median goes up even if no single home got more valuable.

That's why we also watch price per square foot. It rose about 6%, and that's the better read on whether homes are actually worth more.

Elmore County

• 86 homes sold, up from 71. Elmore was the only one of the three counties with more sales than last October.
• Median price: $287,500 (last October: $295,000).
• Price per square foot: $154 (last October: $150).
• Median time to sell: 50 days.

Millbrook had 30 sales, up from 21, with a median price of $282,500. Homes there sold in a median of 40 days, the quickest of any area we track. Wetumpka and Eclectic had 45 sales, up from 38, with a median of $305,000.

Autauga County

• 55 homes sold, down from 70.
• Median price: $324,211, up from $272,800. That's a 19% jump.
• Price per square foot: $151, the same as last October.
• Median time to sell: 41 days.

Here's the asterisk. Price per square foot didn't move at all. The median jumped because bigger homes made up more of October's sales, not because the same house is suddenly worth 19% more. If you own in Prattville, don't take that 19% to the bank.

Montgomery County

• 168 homes sold, down from 220 (24% fewer).
• Median price: $250,000, up from $205,000.
• Price per square foot: $120, up from $115 (+4%).
• Median time to sell: about 66 days, the longest of the three counties.

Same story as Autauga, on a smaller scale. Fewer lower-priced sales pushed the median up faster than prices really rose. In Pike Road and east Montgomery, 42 homes sold (up from 31), and they sold faster than last year: a median of 53 days, down from 65.

If you're thinking of selling

• Pricing matters more than it did a year ago. Homes are taking a few more days to sell, and fewer are selling in the first month.
• Use price per square foot of similar homes near you as your yardstick, not the county median.

If you're thinking of buying

• About 3 in 10 homes took more than 90 days to sell. Those are the listings where an offer below asking may start a conversation. Ask how long a home has been on the market.

Want the number for your street?

County numbers average out hundreds of very different homes. If you want to know what homes like yours, near you, actually sold for, send us your address. It's free and there's no pressure. Call or text Courtney at (334) 777-8636 or Chris at (334) 201-5161.

Source: MAAR MLS closed residential sales in Autauga, Elmore and Montgomery counties, October 1-31, 2025 and October 1-31, 2026. Town and area groupings are based on MLS areas. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Courtney & Chris Lowry, RE/MAX Cornerstone Plus, 136 Wisteria Pl, Millbrook, AL 36054. Each office independently owned and operated.