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City guide · Alabama
Moving to Birmingham, AL
Civil rights history, UAB, low cost.
Pop. 201kCost index 90.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,100/moMedian home $110kWalk score 36
Birmingham (metro area) has an overall price level 90.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
90.0Housing index
61.8Groceries index (modeled)
97.5Utilities index (modeled)
98.5Electricity rate
17.2 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
98.0Median home value (est.)
$110,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,100/moAlabama unemployment is 2.8% with median household income $67k.
Unemployment rate
2.8%Median household income
$66,659Per-capita income
$36,940Labor-force participation
59.2%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberBirmingham: median home value $110,000.
Home value
$110,000Rent
$1,100/moHomeownership rate
71.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
62/100Hurricane exposure
HighWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
HighEarthquake risk
LowAlabama 4th-grade math proficiency: 36.9% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
36.9%Per-pupil spending
$10,717Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
52.0%Notable universities
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