Birmingham

Cost of living in Birmingham

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score
B
75/100
6th of 22
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The four inputs
Housing cost index91
Birmingham 10045% · scores 84
Effective property tax rate0.50%
Birmingham 0.48%25% · scores 95
Utilities100
Birmingham 10020% · scores 60
Local sales tax9.46%
Birmingham median 9.46%10% · scores 11
Vertical rule marks the Birmingham reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Birmingham suburbs for cost of living

All 22 ranked, Birmingham highlighted
1JasperB+$215,7002BessemerB$135,9003HueytownB$155,3004LeedsB$224,6005Pell CityB$249,6006BirminghamB$158,8007Center PointB$151,7008IrondaleB$255,8009MoodyB$237,50010GardendaleB−$252,60011AlabasterB−$261,70012PelhamB−$299,80013CaleraB−$235,30014ChelseaB−$360,00015McCallaB−$279,90016ClayB−$220,60017HelenaC+$330,70018HooverC$412,20019TrussvilleC$370,30020HomewoodC−$558,50021Vestavia HillsD+$530,00022Mountain BrookF$916,300
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Better than Birmingham on cost of living

Birmingham grades B on cost of living. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall
Bessemer15 mi from BirminghamB$136k0.50% 37 F Hueytown15 mi from BirminghamB$155k0.46% 43 D Leeds13 mi from BirminghamB$225k0.44% 54 C−
Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24