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Birmingham is a mid-size city of 198,173 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's part of the Birmingham, AL area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $1k a month.
198,173people
$159kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 198,173
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,347 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Birmingham, AL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,001/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1229 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,356 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 21% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to BHM airport
- 4 mi to BHM (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 607 ft
- 202 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 197 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 487 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+10 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk