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Auburn is a mid-size city of 80,594 people in Lee County, Alabama. It's part of the Auburn, AL area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $1k a month.
80,594people
$365kTypical home
$1,098/moRent
89° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 80,594
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,280 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Birmingham, AL
- In the Auburn, AL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,300/mo)
- Median rent $1,098/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (868 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 26% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 32% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to CSG airport
- 94 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 223 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lee County: R+28 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk