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Prices in Auburn-Opelika, AL were 12.1% below the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 87.9, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 62.1, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 87.933 |
| Goods | 96.397 |
| Housing (rents) | 62.078 |
| Utilities | 83.889 |
| Other services | 96.693 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 87.933 |
| 2023 | 87.559 |
| 2022 | 88.161 |
| 2021 | 89.125 |
| 2020 | 88.683 |
| 2019 | 90.011 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.