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Birmingham, AL
🇺🇸 Alabama · Ranked #40 of 88 in North America
60
SCORE
Birmingham, AL is
a value play, priced well below the North-America average
. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.
Very affordable Southern metro; tornado and severe-storm risk is the main drag.
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The numbers
Median home
$263k
Median rent
$1,448/mo
Gross rental yield
6.6%
Median age
39 yrs
How it scores
Climate
54
Affordability
74
Momentum
52
Resilience
60
Livability grades
C
Safety
C
Schools
C
State
B
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