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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 36830 usually run 0.5% below trend in January and 1% above it in October, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 36830 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in November 2018.
Rent in ZIP 36830 changed +6.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 84 Alabama ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 36830 rose 37.8% while median household income rose 30% ($53,972 to $70,188). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 36830 is 54.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 12 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($70,188) is $1,755 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,750); a 4-bedroom is $1,990.
ZIP 36832, 6 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,427/mo), about $4,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 36830. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 36830 (Auburn, AL) is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 64.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 36830 in Auburn, AL has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 36830 in Auburn, AL paid around $1,203 a month. That figure now sits near $1,780, up 48.0% from the 2021 baseline. Household income in the area moved from $63,012 to $70,188 across the same window, up 11.4% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 36830 in Auburn, AL adding about 1,010 residents over the five-year window, up 2.1% on net. The renter share has eased from 46.2% to 43.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 60% to 64.7% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 36830 in Auburn, AL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 36830 covers Auburn, AL. The median rent here is $1,780/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,260/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,380/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($70,188/yr), ZIP 36830 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.5% over the past year.
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