Metropolitan market · Indiana · September 2026 data

What is the Auburn, IN real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Auburn, IN asks $304,900, up 5.8% year over year. Homes spend a median of 49 days on market, with 75 active listings and 18% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 84% of active listings, and inventory sits at 83% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$304,900
▲ 5.8% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$171
1,797 sq ft median
Median days on market
49
September 2026
Active listings
75
For sale now
New listings
58
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
18%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
83%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
84%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$280,000
▲ 13.6% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
99.0%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
61
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Auburn, IN housing market doing right now?

The Auburn, IN housing market lists at a $304,900 median as of September 2026, up 5.8% year over year, with a 49-day median market time and 75 homes for sale (18% with a price cut). Active inventory is 83% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Auburn housing market statistics

The table summarizes Auburn's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Auburn.

Auburn, IN housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$304,900+5.8% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1711,797 sq ft median
Median days on market49+5% YoY
Active listings75+9% YoY
New listings this month58September 2026
Listings with a price cut18%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$280,000+13.6% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio99.0%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio84.0%63 pending
Inventory vs 201983%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Auburn?

Auburn home prices are up 5.8% year over year and -1.6% month over month as of September 2026, at a $304,900 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$322K$310K$298K$287K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Auburn IN · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$322K$274K$226K$178K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Auburn IN · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Auburn?

Auburn has 75 active listings, 58 new this month, 63 pending as of September 2026. About 18% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 83% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
75
New this month
58
Pending
63
Price-reduced
13

Is Auburn a good real estate investment?

Auburn scores 56/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #315 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
56/100
#315 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
+1.5%
Flat · model output, not advice
Momentum
53
Value
69
Rental yield
25
Supply risk
42
Market heat
84

Auburn scores 56/100 on our composite Investor Score (#315 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 83% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 5.8% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Auburn ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Auburn?

A home at Auburn's $304,900 median listing runs about $1,669 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,507/mo
−$162/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,669/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,838/mo
+$169/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $304,900 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Auburn?

To buy Auburn’s $304,900 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $78,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,829/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.1× the area’s $70,080 median household income, so a typical Auburn household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Auburn, IN — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$304,900September 2026
Down payment (20%)$60,980Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,669/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.63% effective rate)$160/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$78,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$70,080Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Auburn housing market?

Longer-run demand in Auburn shows up in 114 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +128 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Very Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
114
▼ 1.7% vs 2024
2.6 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+128
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$10.9M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Very Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Auburn housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Auburn?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Auburn, IN is $304,900, up 5.8% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Auburn, IN metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Auburn?
The median home listed in Auburn asks $304,900 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,669 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Auburn?
The median property in Auburn spends 49 days on the market, with 75 homes actively listed and 18% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Auburn?
With a median 49 days on market and 18% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 84% of active listings, Auburn reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Auburn a good place to invest in real estate?
Auburn scores 56/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #315 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Auburn?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Auburn and the wider Indiana market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Auburn, IN metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Priya Nandakumar Housing Economist

Priya Nandakumar is a housing economist who tracks national and regional housing-supply trends, mortgage rates and affordability using public Census and housing-starts data. She translates federal housing releases into metro-level takeaways for buyers and investors.

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