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Cost of living in Chelsea

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score
B−
68/100
14th of 22
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The four inputs
Housing cost index114
Birmingham 10045% · scores 66
Effective property tax rate0.37%
Birmingham 0.48%25% · scores 100
Utilities98
Birmingham 10020% · scores 62
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, Chelsea 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 Chelsea on cost of living

Chelsea grades B− 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
Bessemer20 mi from ChelseaB$136k0.50% 37 F Hueytown23 mi from ChelseaB$155k0.46% 43 D Leeds17 mi from ChelseaB$225k0.44% 54 C− Birmingham18 mi from ChelseaB$159k0.50% 51 D+ Irondale16 mi from ChelseaB$256k0.45% 49 D+ Center Point23 mi from ChelseaB$152k0.48% 44 D
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