36870
Phenix City, Alabama.
Phenix City, Lee County, AL · Auburn-Opelika, AL metro · population 17,951
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$723 (+127%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $12,209 +5%
- $234,240$246,450 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $61,381 +33%
- $185,069$246,450 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 36870$1,294
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in zip 36870 rose 5.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Lee County, AL 64% · Russell County, AL 36%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Phenix City, AL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 36870
Against the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro and the national benchmark.
- 36870$1,455
- Auburn$1,595
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 36870
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 36870$246,450
- Auburn$350,990
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 36869 | Phenix City | 21,518 | $1,416 | $173,410 |
| 5.1 | 36877 | Smiths Station | 14,134 | $1,630 | $291,869 |
| 5.7 | 36867 | Phenix City | 22,821 | $1,135 | $193,423 |
| 7.5 | 36874 | Salem | 9,096 | — | $332,047 |
| 8.2 | 31901 | Columbus | 5,841 | $1,282 | $162,069 |
| 8.4 | 31904 | Columbus | 35,405 | $1,401 | $219,267 |
| 10.0 | 31906 | Columbus | 20,400 | $1,068 | $133,119 |
| 10.8 | 31903 | Columbus | 20,644 | $1,006 | $72,034 |
| 11.1 | 36875 | Seale | 4,017 | — | $234,617 |
| 12.2 | 31909 | Columbus | 39,364 | $1,490 | $235,605 |
| 12.4 | 31808 | Fortson | 8,893 | — | $400,627 |
| 12.8 | 31907 | Columbus | 59,110 | $1,276 | $161,807 |
| 13.2 | 36804 | Opelika | 20,535 | $1,150 | $324,560 |
| 16.4 | 36856 | Fort Mitchell | 8,716 | $2,050 | $315,984 |
| 16.5 | 36858 | Hatchechubbee | 303 | — | $199,454 |
| 18.1 | 31820 | Midland | 14,005 | $2,161 | $387,085 |
| 18.5 | 31804 | Cataula | 6,318 | — | $380,123 |
| 19.0 | 36854 | Valley | 16,537 | — | $178,219 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.