36874
Salem, Alabama.
Salem, Lee County, AL · Auburn-Opelika, AL metro · population 9,096
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$955 (+121%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $14,864 +5%
- $317,182$332,047 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $74,546 +29%
- $257,501$332,047 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.
- 36874$1,743
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.
Typical home values in zip 36874 rose 4.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Lee County, AL 95% · Russell County, AL 5%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Salem, AL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 36874
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 36874$332,047
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 36877 | Smiths Station | 14,134 | $1,630 | $291,869 |
| 7.5 | 36870 | Phenix City | 17,951 | $1,455 | $246,450 |
| 8.3 | 36804 | Opelika | 20,535 | $1,150 | $324,560 |
| 11.5 | 36867 | Phenix City | 22,821 | $1,135 | $193,423 |
| 11.9 | 31904 | Columbus | 35,405 | $1,401 | $219,267 |
| 12.4 | 31808 | Fortson | 8,893 | — | $400,627 |
| 12.5 | 36869 | Phenix City | 21,518 | $1,416 | $173,410 |
| 12.9 | 36854 | Valley | 16,537 | — | $178,219 |
| 13.7 | 36852 | Cusseta | 2,308 | — | $274,890 |
| 14.4 | 36801 | Opelika | 25,438 | $1,456 | $298,744 |
| 14.8 | 31901 | Columbus | 5,841 | $1,282 | $162,069 |
| 16.2 | 31906 | Columbus | 20,400 | $1,068 | $133,119 |
| 16.3 | 31909 | Columbus | 39,364 | $1,490 | $235,605 |
| 16.7 | 36875 | Seale | 4,017 | — | $234,617 |
| 17.1 | 36830 | Auburn | 49,292 | $1,780 | $432,568 |
| 17.9 | 31903 | Columbus | 20,644 | $1,006 | $72,034 |
| 18.6 | 31907 | Columbus | 59,110 | $1,276 | $161,807 |
| 19.2 | 36858 | Hatchechubbee | 303 | — | $199,454 |
| 19.7 | 31804 | Cataula | 6,318 | — | $380,123 |
| 20.0 | 31811 | Hamilton | 6,052 | — | $395,109 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.