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Birmingham metro · South
Birmingham, AL
Alabama · approx. 1,017,000 residents
Estimated from state baseline
Median income
$63.7K
household / year
Avg home price
$272K
~$1,362/mo mortgage
Avg rent
$1,180
per month
Cost of living
90
100 = US avg
How Birmingham scores
Job market depth74/100
Breadth of local employment and earning power.
Affordability84/100
How far the median income goes against home prices.
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