Auburn, AL 36830 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 77
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Home Value
$430,458
+4.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
77
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
82 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
23%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
43%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,750/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
35%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$97
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 35% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 27% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+52% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (77/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.2% below their final list price; 23% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 43% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $101k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,687 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $764/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $97 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.8% to +9.5% (80% range; middle estimate +2.5%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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Other ZIP codes in Lee County, AL
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn, AL 36832 | $379.1K | +5.4% | 51 |
| Opelika, AL 36801 | $298.7K | +2.8% | 64 |
| Opelika, AL 36804 | $324.7K | +3.7% | 38 |
| Phenix City, AL 36870 | $246.7K | +5.6% | 39 |
| Smiths Station, AL 36877 | $292.4K | +5.6% | 48 |
| Salem, AL 36874 | $333.3K | +5.2% | 46 |
| Auburn University, AL 36849 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 36865 | – | – | 0 |