Opelika, Alabama Real Estate Agent - Donna Long
Hello! My name is Donna Long and I along with my husband Wayne invite you to use our site as a one stop site to search for Opelika Homes in the Opelika, Alabama market area. You will be able to access all the listings in the Lee County MLS when looking for homes for sale in Opelika. When you visit our site you will not only find general Opelika Real Estate Information, but can also use our advanced search and mapping system to find your next Opelika Home, save listings, and even have properties emailed to you that fit your search criteria as they come on the Opelika Real Estate market.
We will be here to assist you but we have found that many people like to search on their own and then contact a Realtor in Opelika when they are ready to purchase. And when you contact us you'll find we are a group of qualified real estate professionals eager to introduce you to the Opelika Real Estate Market that utilizes the skills and experience of the team to provide you top notch representation.
Opelika Alabama Quick Facts
Opelika, the Lee County seat, is located in east central Alabama, and is home to some 25,000 people. The community is known for its focus on preserving its rich cultural heritage, but also works towards providing opportunities for its citizens to build a bright economic future. It is a progressive and friendly southern city, with an abundance of cultural life, recreational activities, and superb educational opportunities, not to mention a growing and prospering business climate.
The community of Opelika is a mere twenty six miles to the north west of the city of Columbus, GA. It is also considerably well located with regard to other major urban centers such as Atlanta, giving he city easy access and all the benefits of proximity to nearby cities. The recent and explosive growth experienced by the population centers in Lee County, and Opelika, is a consequence of the steady growth that the area has experienced in the field of nonagricultural employment. A growing and thriving manufacturing sector gets much of the credit for this economic growth, and major industries include automotive suppliers, recreation and leisure, and retail. Growth in the tourism industry, and many new retail developments, are going a long way to strengthen the economy of the community. Further growth is projected for the future, in tune with, or exceeding, that shown in the last few decades.
One of the reasons for the growth in industry, especially tourism and leisure industries, is the superb and easily accessible location the community enjoys. The city of Opelika is conveniently located on the I85, within an hour or so from three major airports – the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport at Atlanta, the Montgomery Regional Airport, at Dannelly Field, and the Columbus Metropolitan Airport, as well as the smaller Auburn University Regional Airport. The community is also uniquely situated to provide a qualified employee pool to the industries choosing to relocate here. After all, ten minutes away is the Auburn University where students have a choice of over 140 degree options, in a number of disciplines, at undergraduate, and graduate, as well as professional levels. The Tuskegee University, Beacon University, and numerous other institutes of higher learning provide the residents of Opelika with all the opportunities they need to acquire a higher education.
Opelika was originally settled by pioneers and settlers well into the 19th century. In the late 1830s, the settlers named it Lebanon, and the decade saw a continuous forcible removal of the native American populations who lived in the region. The next decade, the 1840s saw the arrival of the railroad, setting the community on its way to becoming a commercial hub. The city was incorporated in 1854. Today, the community offers the visitor and the resident alike a range of recreational, leisure and entertainment options. Outdoors and history buffs have the Mann Wildlife Learning Museum, and the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, as well as the Chewacla State Park, and the Callaway Gardens. The fanciers of heritage and culture can find ample things to do and see at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art or at the Dr. A.D. McLain Medical Museum. In addition, there are music and theatre events, food and wine festivals, and numerous gold courses. The community truly has something for everyone.
