Most walkable Birmingham suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

Updated Sep 2026·22 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
The skyline of Birmingham, Alabama, home to an estimated population of 196,357 people.
Birmingham$159k median · 20.8 min commute
Amenities BCommute B+Residents inactive
81
Walkability
overall 51 D+
2
Homewood$559k median · 17.1 min commute
Amenities B+Commute A−Residents inactive
77
Walkability
overall 78 B+
3
Riverchase Galleria in 2026
Hoover$412k median · 25.2 min commute
Amenities BCommute CResidents inactive
59
Walkability
overall 71 B−
4
Jefferson County Courthouse in Bessemer, Alabama
Bessemer$136k median · 26.2 min commute
Amenities DCommute D+Residents inactive
44
Walkability
overall 37 F
5
Welcome to Vestavia Hills Alabama with Sybil Temple as enter town from Highway 31 (Montgomery Highway)
Vestavia Hills$530k median · 19.3 min commute
Amenities D+Commute B+Residents inactive
43
Walkability
overall 72 B−
6
Aerial view of Highway 31 in Alabaster, AL
Alabaster$262k median · 30.6 min commute
Amenities C−Commute D−Residents inactive
41
Walkability
overall 64 C+
7
Mountain Brook, AL
Mountain Brook$916k median · 16.4 min commute
Amenities DCommute B+Residents inactive
40
Walkability
overall 75 B
8
Center Point School, Center Point Alabama - serving as municipal offices
Center Point$152k median · 30.9 min commute
Amenities D−Commute D−Residents inactive
40
Walkability
overall 44 D
9
City Sign
Jasper$216k median · 26.8 min commute
Amenities DCommute D−Residents inactive
31
Walkability
overall 55 C−
10
Gardendale Civic Center. July 14, 2015.
Gardendale$253k median · 26.2 min commute
Amenities D−Commute C−Residents inactive
28
Walkability
overall 55 C−
This list's weighting
Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Birmingham (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Hoover (Johntrinh06 · CC BY 4.0); Bessemer (Rudi Weikard · CC BY-SA 3.0); Vestavia Hills (Sharon Phelan Evans · CC BY-SA 3.0); Alabaster (AlabasterPIO · CC BY-SA 4.0); Mountain Brook (Robert Donovan from Franklin, TN, USA · CC BY 2.0); Center Point (John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0); Jasper (Bamassippi (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0); Gardendale (Amcannally · CC BY-SA 4.0).