2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Morehead, KY vs Birmingham, AL

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- The median age of a home in Morehead is 21.7% younger than the median age of a home in Birmingham.
 Morehead, KYBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Median Home Age465642
 Median Home Cost$148,600$101,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.3%14.4%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.54.4%52.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.72.6%82.9%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$6.1$7.6$11.0
 Homes Owned30.8%36.5%57.4%
 Housing Vacant13.1%20.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented56.1%43.1%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Morehead, KYBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Average Rent$1,000$1,300$1,840
 Studio Apartment$580$830$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$660$900$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$810$1,030$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,010$1,320$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,370$1,430$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Morehead, KYBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Vacant For Rent7.5%4.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%1.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.0%0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.0%0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.6%13.4%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Morehead, KYBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.6%2.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9994.0%4.9%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9991.2%12.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9995.2%16.2%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99918.8%13.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99913.4%14.2%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99933.8%12.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99910.5%13.5%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9996.9%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 $1,499,9991.9%0.7%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.3%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over1.7%0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Morehead, KYBirmingham, ALUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201410.1%5.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.1%5.7%13.6%
 1990 to 199912.7%6.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19898.3%9.7%13.2%
 1970 to 197923.4%14.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196912.7%6.5%13.6%
 1950 to 19598.6%18.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.8%8.3%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier4.8%16.3%12.2%
Reviews for Morehead    3 Reviews

I was born and raised in Morehead, KY. I’m 49 and have lived in Morehead the entire time. It is one of the most beautiful places with lots of nature to enjoy. Cave Run  More

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Morehead State University is the regional cultural anchor in Eastern KY. In addition to MSU, the KY Folk Art Center, Cave Run Lake, and the site of many regional  More

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Over 17 years ago

Morehead, Kentucky, is a wonderful place to live for me. It has the cozy, safe, friendly small-town atmosphere and is surrounded by forest. In minutes, I can be lakeside  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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