Area data
Birmingham, AL — ZIP 35254
Population: 1,749 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,020/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,280/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 16.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- lightning, tornado, coldWave, heatWave, iceStorm
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 56.9 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 57
- Days with Good air quality
- 95
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (7 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Parker Field (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) (10 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 21
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.6 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 52
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 302,417
- Average weekly wage
- $1,330
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,338
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