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What Is It Like to Live in Auburn?

What it costs to live in Auburn, and how it compares with other Alabama cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

42

31st best value in Alabama

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Alabama cities.

Overall livability

67

9th overall in Alabama

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Auburn is home to about 74,637 people. A typical home runs $285,000 and a household earns around $54,700, a price-to-income ratio of 5.2. Among Alabama's largest cities, it ranks 31st for value and 9th overall.

Auburn at a glance

Median home price

$285,000

47th in AL of 47

Median rent

$925/mo

Median household income

$54,700

Home price to income

5.2x

Unemployment

2.8%

10th in AL of 47

School rating

4/10

20th in AL of 47

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in AL of 47

Walk score

8/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Alabama only. Updated 2026.