Home values, rents and more in Opelika, AL
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Opelika compares
The typical home in Opelika, AL is worth about $309,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Opelika are 12% below the typical value in the Auburn metro area ($351,000) and 16% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Opelika rose 3.1%, compared with +4.1% in the Auburn metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,437 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 10% below the Auburn metro area ($1,595) and 26% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.6% over the past year.
The median household income is $65,004, against $63,649 in the Auburn metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 32,820 people live in Opelika (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Opelika has the 3rd-highest typical home value of the 7 cities in the Auburn metro area and the 38th-highest of 381 in Alabama with Zillow figures.
Part of: Lee County, AL · Auburn metro area · Alabama
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.