Cities with the fastest growing home prices in Auburn metro area

Published 9:59 pm Tuesday, May 2, 2023

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Cities with the fastest growing home prices in Auburn metro area

It goes without saying that the coronavirus pandemic sparked a wave of uncertainty across myriad industries,
and no other market has quite felt its impact like that of real estate.

The pandemic became a driving force behind
the continued real estate boom, with high demand for vacation homes and a limited supply of housing that prompted buyers and
investors to bid up prices for affordable properties, causing home prices to skyrocket. Since then, increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth,
with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before.

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by 1-year price change as of March 2023. The typical home value in the United States increased over the last year by 3% to $334,994. All 4 cities and towns with data available were included in the list.

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#4. Salem, AL

– 1-year price change: +$14,276 (+5.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$90,891 (+51.5%)
– Typical home value: $267,212 (#2 most expensive city in metro)

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#3. Smiths Station, AL

– 1-year price change: +$15,618 (+7.2%)
– 5-year price change: +$63,962 (+37.6%)
– Typical home value: $233,883 (#4 most expensive city in metro)

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#2. Opelika, AL

– 1-year price change: +$20,745 (+9.1%)
– 5-year price change: +$81,577 (+48.7%)
– Typical home value: $249,059 (#3 most expensive city in metro)

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#1. Auburn, AL

– 1-year price change: +$22,049 (+6.9%)
– 5-year price change: +$107,921 (+46.1%)
– Typical home value: $341,818 (#1 most expensive city in metro)