2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Austell, GA vs Birmingham, AL

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- The median age of a home in Austell is 86.7% younger than the median age of a home in Birmingham.
 Austell, GABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Median Home Age305642
 Median Home Cost$268,100$101,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months25.8%14.4%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.87.8%52.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.175.0%82.9%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$6.5$7.6$11.0
 Homes Owned56.1%36.5%57.4%
 Housing Vacant6.5%20.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented37.4%43.1%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Austell, GABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Average Rent$1,790$1,300$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,290$830$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,320$900$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,490$1,030$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,820$1,320$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,220$1,430$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Austell, GABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.0%4.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%1.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.5%0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold2.3%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.0%0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.1%13.4%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Austell, GABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Less Than $20,0004.4%2.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.1%4.9%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9997.0%12.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9994.8%16.2%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9993.5%13.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99924.0%14.2%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99922.6%12.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99924.5%13.5%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9997.1%4.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%2.6%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9990.0%1.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%0.9%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.7%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.3%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Austell, GABirmingham, ALUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201430.5%5.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200930.5%5.7%13.6%
 1990 to 199915.5%6.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19896.0%9.7%13.2%
 1970 to 197921.7%14.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.5%6.5%13.6%
 1950 to 19596.1%18.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.5%8.3%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier5.4%16.3%12.2%
Reviews for Austell    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Austell is a nice quiet place to raise a family is you are family minded. It is a city that is in a very convenient crossroads. South is Douglasville, North is Kennesaw,  More

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Over 17 years ago

The quality of life in the Metro Atlanta area has really declined due to the increase in traffic and drive time. The lack of a good transit system has really hurt the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Austell is a nice little city about 20 minutes west of Atlanta. In Austell you are close enough to be able to commute to Atlanta without feeling like you live in  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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