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Birmingham, AL vs Bloomington, MN

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- The median age of a home in Birmingham is 8.9% older than the median age of a home in Bloomington.
 Birmingham, ALBloomington, MNUnited States
 Median Home Age56  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$333,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock40.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.82.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.5$11.0
 Homes Owned36.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented43.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Birmingham, ALBloomington, MNUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,050$1,840
 Studio Apartment$830  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,250$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,030  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,080$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,430  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Birmingham, ALBloomington, MNUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other13.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Birmingham, ALBloomington, MNUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9994.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99916.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99914.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock11.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99913.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock24.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Birmingham, ALBloomington, MNUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20095.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.3%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock20.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock23.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.5%12.2%
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 5 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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Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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