Sep 2026
$382K
+2.5% year-over-year
How it’s calculated
Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.
Auburn, AL housing market
Auburn, AL metro median sale price $382K in Sep 2026, up 2.5% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.
The median sale price in the Auburn, AL metro is $382K as of Sep 2026, up 2.5% from a year earlier. That change sits near the middle of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro agrees within 1.2 points (up 1.2% through Q2 2026).
On median sale price, Auburn ($382K) ranks 2nd of the 12 Alabama metros Pecan Street tracks, between Daphne ($384K) and Huntsville ($332K). On median days on market, Auburn (66 days) ranks 7th of the 12 Alabama metros, between Montgomery (67 days) and Mobile (66 days). Auburn has the lowest share of listings with a price cut of the 12 Alabama metros (24%); Daphne (26%) is next.
Listings spent a median 66 days on market in Sep 2026, more than in most of the 385 metros. 24% of active listings carry a price cut, 8.2 points fewer than a year earlier. That share is the 21st-lowest of the 385 metros. Median asking prices sit about 4% above the median sale price.
At the 7.29% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $2,096 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $90K a year. The median sale price equals about 21 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio down 1.1% from a year earlier. That ratio is the 27th-highest of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $197 per square foot, up 0.9% from a year earlier.
In five of the seven ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are lower than a year earlier; two are higher.
Headline
Oct 15, 2026
7.29%
30-year fixed
Where it comes from
National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.
The same rate appears on every market page.
Principal & interest
$2,096/mo
$90K/yr income needed
How it’s calculated
Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.
Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.
How Auburn compares to other U.S. metros
| Price cuts | ↓365th of 385 |
|---|---|
| Price-to-rent | ↑27th of 373 (top 8%) |
| Days on market | ↑102nd of 385 (top 27%) |
| Asking-vs-sale gap | ↓185th of 292 |
| Home-price growth | 179th of 383 (top 47%) |
Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.
Affordability
| Price-to-rent ratio | ≈ 21 -1.1% YoY ↑27th of 373 (top 8%) |
|---|---|
| Asking price / sq ft | $197 +0.9% YoY |
Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market pressure
| Listings with a price cut | ≈ 24% -8.2 pts YoY ↓365th of 385 |
|---|
The median asking price $399K runs about 4% above the median sale price $382K.
Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, this month); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, a rolling 3-month median) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market facts
| ZIPs with listing data | 7 shown of 14 |
|---|---|
| MLS board of record | — |
| Price methodology | Redfin vs FHFA HPI |
| Data as of | Sep 2026 |
Recent signals
No signals flagged for this market right now.
Price reconciliation
normal · 1.2ppRedfin (metro) +2.5% | FHFA HPI · Q2 2026 +1.2% |
Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (monthly sold price) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.
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| ZIP | Median list price | Active listings | New listings | Price reductions | Days on market | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36801 | $395K↓ | 145↑ | 30↓ | 32↓ | 73↑ | $299K↑ |
| 36804 | $315K↓ | 92↑ | 26↓ | 14↓ | 53↓ | $324K↑ |
| 36830 | $472K↓ | 285↑ | 82↓ | 68↑ | 82↑ | $434K↑ |
| 36832 | $430K↑ | 151↑ | 50↑ | 28↓ | 60↓ | $381K↑ |
| 36870 | $293K↑ | 88↑ | 40↑ | 38↑ | 41↑ | $247K↑ |
| 36874 | $440K↓ | 68↑ | 20↑ | 14↑ | 56↓ | $332K↑ |
| 36877 | $397K↓ | 70↑ | 18↑ | 16↑ | 59↑ | $292K↑ |
ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.