Auburn.
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Alabama·Lee County
25 tracts·77K people·$365K median·1,239/mi²
White 66 · Black 17 · Asian 9 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 40 · Living alone 35 · Other 25
Health 35 · Leisure 18 · Retail 15 · Professional 14 · Manufacturing 13 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 55 · Sales · office 16 · Service 15 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 9 · Walk 6 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Auburn is $364,800 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Auburn has 80,594 residents across 20 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 25.9; the population is 65.7% White, 17.0% Black, 8.5% Asian, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 64.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 25.4% (Census ACS).
Ogletree Elementary School (76%), Wrights Mill Road Elementary School (76%) and Creekside Elementary School (75%) lead the elementary schools; Drake Middle School (68%) and East Samford School (63%) lead the middle schools; Auburn High School is the high school with reported scores (45%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,098/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Auburn is $63,668 a year, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Auburn, median rent is $1,098/month and the median home value is $364,800 (Census ACS).
Auburn reported 1.8 violent crimes and 11.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 56 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Auburn are lightning (86), heat wave (82) and strong wind (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Auburn scores 7.7 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 5.6% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).