Jessica HassanLester’s small estimated housing stock makes a property-by-property shortlist more useful than a sweeping claim about what is usually available. Start with the town boundary and the dated housing context, then identify the parcel behind a promising address.
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What area does this Lester profile cover?
Lester is an incorporated town in Limestone County. The map uses the 2024 Census place boundary, GEOID 0142352. The estimates below refer to that defined geography, rather than every address that may use the same community name.
Treat the outline as a dated geographic reference, not a current parcel survey, school-attendance boundary or utility service map. Town identity and county property administration are different layers: a county record can help identify a parcel, but it does not settle every municipal or provider question.
Where can I start researching a Lester property?
The Alabama Department of Revenue county-office directory provides the appropriate county route. Limestone’s Citizen Access Portal is the directory’s property-record starting point; the revenue office is 256-233-6433.
Start with the parcel identifier and compare it with the home being considered. A tax or appraisal record serves a different purpose from a boundary survey, project permit, school assignment or utility account. Keep the parcel details with the question when contacting the responsible office rather than relying on the town name alone.
For the next question, the Limestone County guide separates property jurisdiction, project questions and district enrollment routes.
Turn the area information into a home-search next step
Use the map to orient yourself and the facts to understand the limits of the statistical picture. Then compare actual homes by their condition, access, documented services and the destinations you use. Those property-level facts—not a small difference between uncertain estimates—should drive the shortlist.
Explore the Lester area home search. This map-based search may extend beyond the town boundary; it does not guarantee a complete inventory or establish service eligibility.
Explore source-qualified locations within 20 miles of this locality reference point, including places across county lines. Red +: locality reference point. Bands: 1, 3, 5, 10 and 20 straight-line miles, not travel times or boundaries. Pins show recorded or representative locations; check place pages for access details. 15 source-qualified records within 20 miles. No mapped records match these filters. Try a wider distance or another category.Explore nearby
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West Limestone High School – Limestone County Schools – Lester
What do the numbers say?
Population U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025; resident population as of July 1, 2025. ACS sampling margins of error do not apply. Median age U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-9.2 years. Households U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-21 housing units. Households correspond to occupied housing units. Housing units U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-23 housing units. Owner-occupied homes U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-19 housing units. Renter-occupied homes U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-12 housing units. Median household income U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-25418 USD/year. Income is in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Vacant housing units U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year profile; DP04_0003E. Published 90% margin of error: +/-9 housing units. Value and margin retained from the independently reviewed Census profile for this exact geography; this import did not newly retrieve the original raw API response. Vacant does not mean advertised for sale or rent. Median owner-occupied home value U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units. Unit: USD. Survey-reported value of owner-occupied homes, not current listings, appraisals or sale prices. Published 90% margin of error: +/-82624 USD. Median gross rent U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Unit: USD/month. Gross rent includes contract rent and applicable tenant-paid utilities and fuels; not current advertised rents. Published margin is nonnumeric; raw code: -222222222. No numeric estimate is displayed; retained source codes or denominator prevent a valid value. Owner costs with mortgage U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units with a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include mortgage payments and applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees; not mortgage payment alone. Published 90% margin of error: +/-584 USD/month. Owner costs without mortgage U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units without a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees. Published 90% margin of error: +/-128 USD/month. Renters spending 30%+ on housing U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Cash-rent renter households with gross rent as a percentage of income computed. Unit: percent. Calculated share with gross rent at least 30% of household income. Excludes households whose percentage cannot be computed. Derived margin of error is unavailable; no unrelated margin is substituted. Formula: 100*(B25070_007E+B25070_008E+B25070_009E+B25070_010E)/(B25070_001E-B25070_011E). Numerator: 2; denominator: 7. Mean commute U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year Data Profile DP03_0025E. Mean one-way travel time to work, in minutes; workers age 16 and over who did not work from home. Retained accepted source run profile-31190; source SHA256 097b9dc1979c94ef809352561e32e389771b032607396d637bc4de7c701f8dea, line 308. This reuses accepted source evidence, not a new API fetch. Published 90% margin of error: +/-7 minutes. Survey travel time is not a current traffic estimate or a route to a named employer. The notes above identify the source and period separately for each current measure. The explanation below retains useful context from the previous ACS 2020-2024 profile. Any ACS population values mentioned below refer to that survey series, and are distinct from Population Estimates Program figures where those newer estimates are available above. The 2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates combine 2020–2024. They are not a current headcount or forecast. Each margin of error below is the published 90% margin for that specific estimate. The vacancy estimate is 5 units with a margin of error of 9; the renter-occupied estimate is 7 with a margin of error of 12. Those margins are larger than the estimates themselves. They do not imply negative homes, and they are a strong reason not to describe the town’s rental supply with a precise count. Occupied and vacant units divide estimated housing stock; owner-occupied and renter-occupied units divide occupied housing. “Vacant” does not mean listed for sale or available to rent. Use these estimates as dated context, not a ranking of communities or a conclusion about affordability, suitability or investment performance. The Census accuracy guide explains sampling uncertainty and the 90% confidence level. No percentages or combined margins are calculated here. Geography follows the 2024 Census geography definitions. Population: 2024 ACS five-year profile DP05; housing: profile DP04. Period: 2020–2024. This is a geographic, statistical and property-record starting point, not a current directory of facility hours or local service availability.Lester Facts
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Sources & notes
Where does the county list a community shelter in Lester?
Limestone County’s shelter directory lists Lester Community Shelter at 30306 Lester Road, Lester, AL 35647. It separately lists West Limestone High School with public access only after school hours. Those are different locations and access arrangements. Use the county’s current emergency-management information to confirm activation and access before severe weather; a directory entry is not a live opening notice.
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Tell me about your Lester buying, selling or relocation plans. I can help organize the home-search priorities and property questions while the responsible offices confirm address-specific details.
Sources and review notes
Context: related page textData and linked resources reviewed October 31, 2026 (UTC).
Source information reviewed November 1, 2026. Undated directory listings are contact references, not confirmation of current opening or property-specific service availability.