Birmingham, AL Housing


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The housing market in Birmingham, AL is quite attractive due to its relatively low median home value of $101,300 compared to the US median house value of $338,100. In addition, the one year house appreciation rate in Birmingham is 8.85%, which is higher than the national average of 8.27%. This makes Birmingham an appealing option for those looking to purchase a home in the area as they can benefit from both lower prices and increases in appreciation rate.

The median home cost in Birmingham is $101,300. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 82.9%. Home Appreciation in Birmingham is up 14.4%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Birmingham real estate is 54 years old
The Rental Market in Birmingham
- Renters make up 41.1% of the Birmingham population
- 4.1% of houses and apartments in Birmingham, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingBirmingham, AlabamaUnited States
  107,454.0139,647,020.0
  5642
  $101,300$338,100
  14.4%16.6%
  52.9%57.0%
  82.9%101.1%
  $7.64$10.98
  $786$2,690
  36.5%57.4%
  20.4%11.2%
  43.1%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  4.1%1.9%
  1.3%0.4%
  0.6%0.7%
  0.5%0.4%
  0.5%3.6%
  13.4%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  2.6%2.6%
  4.9%2.4%
  12.3%2.8%
  16.2%3.9%
  13.1%4.5%
  14.2%11.3%
  12.0%13.0%
  13.5%20.1%
  4.6%13.6%
  2.6%8.3%
  1.8%9.7%
  0.9%3.9%
  0.7%2.2%
  0.3%0.8%
  0.3%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  5.7%13.6%
  5.7%13.6%
  6.5%13.6%
  9.7%13.2%
  14.7%14.8%
  6.5%13.6%
  18.1%10.0%
  8.3%4.7%
  16.3%12.2%
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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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