Quality of Life

Conveniently located in east central Alabama along the dynamic I-85 corridor between Atlanta and Montgomery and adjacent to the thriving Auburn University, Opelika presents unparalleled opportunities for business, commercial, retail and industrial development, as well as an exceptional quality of life.

With exceptional schools, a cost of living well below the national average, superb sports and recreation opportunities and as home to many top companies, Opelika can put your sites into focus.

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Opelika Continues to Grow

As the first and only city in the state of Alabama to deploy a 100% fiber network offering up to a GIG internet speeds, Opelika, Alabama joins only a handful of other American cities to deploy similar networks. Combining hometown business with advanced technology infrastructure, the town once known for its railroad now has a new "locomotive" - the lightning fast internet speeds. To learn more about the only "Smart City" in Alabama, please visit Opelika Power Services's website.

The Auburn-Opelika MSA is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the nation and ranking for the third year in a row, was named the 6th Best-Performing Small City in The Milken Institute's 2016 "Best-Performing Cities: Where America's Jobs are Created and Sustained." The Auburn-Opelika MSA also rranked Number 7 on Forbes' 2015 list of America's Best Small Cities for Jobs, and 6th on Site Selection's Top MSA's for Attracting Business in 2015. Southern Business and Development Magazine named the City of Opelika as one of the Ten Smoking Hot Economies in the South for 2015.

Since January 2005, the City of Opelika has announced new industry investments and existing industry expansions totaling more than $1.2 billion in capital investment, along with the creation of 3,229 additional jobs.