Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Auburn metro area Stacker Auburn, AL News Stacker - 1-year price change: +$5,930 (+2.2%)- 5-year price change: +$67,952 (+33.2%)- Typical home value: $272,381 (#4 most expensive city in metro) #4. Smiths Station, AL No Automated Backlink Off Stacker - 1-year price change: +$7,326 (+2.5%)- 5-year price change: +$73,459 (+33.2%)- Typical home value: $294,773 (#3 most expensive city in metro) #3. Opelika, AL No Automated Backlink Off Stacker - 1-year price change: +$13,133 (+4.3%)- 5-year price change: +$88,286 (+38.6%)- Typical home value: $317,254 (#2 most expensive city in metro) #2. Salem, AL No Automated Backlink Off Stacker - 1-year price change: +$13,680 (+3.5%)- 5-year price change: +$111,847 (+38.2%)- Typical home value: $404,332 (#1 most expensive city in metro) #1. Auburn, AL No Automated Backlink Off Volodymyr Kyrylyuk // Shutterstock