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Explore US City Hartselle, AL - Real Estate Market Insights, Demographics, Crime, Trends & Hotspots

Hartselle, AL real estate snapshot: Pulse Score pending, cap rate –%, median price $274,450. Below: live market insights, demographics, crime overview, investment hotspots, and nearby areas.

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Market Insights

Hartselle's real estate market is experiencing a price correction, with values down 19.2% from last year. Home prices have increased 5.6% in the past month alone. With 4.0 months of supply, Hartselle's inventory levels remain relatively tight. Homes are now taking an average of 51 days to sell, significantly longer than the 33 days typical for this market. Only 6.3% of properties sold above asking price, giving buyers more negotiating power. Affordability remains a significant challenge in the Hartselle market with the affordability index at 150.6. Looking ahead, the Hartselle market is expected to maintain its current trajectory with relatively stable conditions.

Demographics market for - Hartselle, AL

Total Population -

13,633

White Race

88%

African American Race

7%

Mexican2% (2% of total population)
Puerto Rican0%
Cuban0% (0% of total population)
Dominican0%
Salvadoran0%
Costa Rican0%
Gautemalan0% (0% of total population)
Honduran0%
Nicaraguan0%
Panamanian0%
Argentinean0%
Bolivian0%
Chilean0%
Colombian0%
Ecuadorian0%
Peruvian0%
Uruguyan0%
Venezuelan0%

Indian1% (1% of total population)
Bangladeshi0%
Chinese1% (1% of total population)
Bhutanese0%
Burmese0%
Filipino0% (0% of total population)
Hmong0%
Indonesian0%
Japanese0%
Korean0% (0% of total population)
Laotian0%
Malaysian0%
Mongolian0%
Nepalese0%
Pakistani0%
Srilankan0%
Taiwanese0%
Pakistani0%
Srilankan0%
Taiwanese0%
Thai0%
Vietnamese0%

Hawaiian0%
Samoan0%
Chamorro0%
Fijian0%
Marshallese0%

Crime for City - Hartselle, AL

Robbery1

Kidnapping/Abduction1
Sex Offenses1

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property3
Stolen Property Offenses3
Burglary/Breaking & Entering5
Larceny/Theft Offenses34
Motor Vehicle Theft4

Assault Offenses29

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Nearby Cities From Hartselle, AL

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FAQ about Hartselle, AL

PulseReal aggregates median sale price, cap rate, rental yield, and inventory trends for Hartselle, AL from active MLS listings and short-term rental performance data. The median price on this page is $274,450. The population figure on this page is 14,421. Browse the live cards above for the current Pulse Score, cap rate, investor-friendly score, and median price.

The Pulse Score combines property value appreciation, rental income potential, market liquidity, demographic trends, and crime/safety signals into a single 0–100 grade. Higher scores indicate stronger investor fundamentals.

Investment quality depends on your goals. Use the cap rate, investor-friendly score, demographic insights, and crime data on this page to evaluate Hartselle, AL for buy-and-hold, fix-and-flip, or short-term rental strategies.

Our analysis combines public datasets (US Census Bureau, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, HUD, BLS) with proprietary short-term rental performance and active MLS feeds, refreshed on a regular cadence.

Use the “Related analysis” section on this page to jump to the dedicated crime report, school ratings, and state-level short-term rental market analysis for Hartselle, AL.

Data sources & further reading

PulseReal’s analysis is built on top of these public, authoritative datasets.

FBI Crime Data Explorer

Official UCR crime statistics by state and agency from the FBI.

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Population, demographics, housing, and income data from the US Census Bureau.

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Encyclopedic overview of the city, history, and notable landmarks.

HUD Market Data

Housing affordability, fair-market rents, and market reports from HUD.

BLS Local Area Statistics

Local unemployment and employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Does a rental pencil out in Hartselle, AL?

A median-priced home ($274,450) at the average rent ($702/mo), with 25% down at 7.25%, after property tax, insurance, vacancy, repairs, reserves and management.

-$1,400/mo

Cash flow on a median home

-21.9%

Cash-on-cash return

0.00

DSCR

$3,085/mo

Rent needed for a 1.25 DSCR

$4,995/yr

Landlord insurance, hazard-adjusted

Run it with your own numbers in the free DSCR calculator, or see how PulseReal calculates.