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Opelika, AL Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Opelika, AL Housing Market Trends

With 32,787 people, 12,295 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $275,410, Opelika real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Opelika, accounting for 67.25% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Opelika include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 11.10%), mobile homes or trailers ( 9.81%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.68%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Opelika. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 68.16% of Opelika's homes, and 65.56% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Opelika built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Opelika built between 2000 and later ( 37.20%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 18.19%). There's also some housing in Opelika built before 1939 ( 4.44%).

Opelika Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Opelika have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 91.01%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Opelika house appreciation rate of 6.69%.

Over the last year, Opelika appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Opelika's appreciation rate has been 4.25%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Opelika were at 1.62%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 6.66%.

Relative to Alabama, our data show that Opelika's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in Alabama.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Opelika differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Opelika - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Opelika real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$275,410

Opelika, AL Home Prices
> $1,372,000
$1,029,001 - $1,372,000
$686,001 - $1,029,000
$549,001 - $686,000
$411,001 - $549,000
$274,001 - $411,000
$137,001 - $274,000
$69,001 - $137,000
$0 - $69,000
0.2%
0.2%
0.6%
0.6%
4.6%
4.6%
5.1%
5.1%
10.1%
10.1%
22.2%
22.2%
33.7%
33.7%
11.3%
11.3%
12.3%
12.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Alabama

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

12,295

Opelika Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,251 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
68.2%
68.2%
31.8%
31.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
9.9%
9.9%
90.1%
90.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
37.2%
37.2%
40.2%
40.2%
18.2%
18.2%
4.4%
4.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
67.3%
67.3%
4.2%
4.2%
7.7%
7.7%
11.1%
11.1%
9.8%
9.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
5.9%
5.9%
4.2%
4.2%
19.4%
19.4%
50.5%
50.5%
15.0%
15.0%
5.0%
5.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes