Cost of living in Birmingham

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

D−

38/100
54th of 54

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The four inputs

Housing cost index191

Detroit 10045% · scores 7

Effective property tax rate1.48%

Detroit 1.27%25% · scores 46

Utilities83

Detroit 10020% · scores 77

Local sales tax6.00%

Detroit median 6.00%10% · scores 80

Vertical rule marks the Detroit reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Detroit suburbs for cost of living

All 54 ranked, Birmingham highlighted

1PontiacB+$121,700 2Madison HeightsB+$199,100 3Mount ClemensB+$179,400 4HamtramckB+$131,000 5WestlandB+$184,600 6Lincoln ParkB$131,000 7WixomB$365,200 8WayneB$157,800 9FentonB$235,900 10Port HuronB$149,300 11Auburn HillsB$245,000 12TaylorB$152,600 13WyandotteB$166,900 14Sterling HeightsB$274,300 15HowellB$265,600 16St. Clair ShoresB$210,700 17FraserB$215,900 18Garden CityB$168,800 19SouthgateB−$173,600 20RosevilleB−$155,800 21WarrenB−$193,400 22ClawsonB−$267,100 23TrentonB−$210,600 24RomulusB−$159,500 25DetroitB−$83,900 26RiverviewB−$215,100 27WoodhavenB−$231,800 28LivoniaB−$281,100 29New BaltimoreB−$323,200 30Hazel ParkB−$158,600 31Royal OakB−$328,700 32EastpointeC+$142,200 33FerndaleC+$247,700 34MelvindaleC+$125,800 35FarmingtonC+$297,200 36Allen ParkC+$183,700 37BerkleyC+$316,700 38Dearborn HeightsC+$185,100 39Oak ParkC+$212,300 40South LyonC+$294,600 41SouthfieldC+$236,200 42Flat RockC+$228,800 43RochesterC$473,200 44Rochester HillsC$409,800 45InksterC$80,400 46TroyC$420,300 47Farmington HillsC$354,500 48DearbornC$218,800 49NoviC−$421,900 50Harper WoodsD+$157,200 51Grosse Pointe WoodsD+$342,100 52Beverly HillsD+$511,000 53Grosse Pointe ParkD$473,100 54BirminghamD−$698,300

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Better than Birmingham on cost of living

Birmingham grades D− on cost of living. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

Pontiac8 mi from BirminghamB+$122k0.97% 44 D Madison Heights6 mi from BirminghamB+$199k1.39% 65 C+ Mount Clemens17 mi from BirminghamB+$179k1.33% 44 D Hamtramck13 mi from BirminghamB+$131k0.92% 46 D Westland18 mi from BirminghamB+$185k1.33% 55 C− Wixom16 mi from BirminghamB$365k1.27% 62 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

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