Metro area · CBSA 13820
Birmingham
The Birmingham, AL metro area has 1,184,613 people. Median rent is $1,172, 19.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Jefferson County at $1,375. Of the 104 places we track here, Highland Lakes has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$71,498
Median home value
$240,200
Unemployment
4.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,375
HUD, Jefferson County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 198,173 | $1,107 | 28.8% |
| Hoover | 92,642 | $1,457 | 16.0% |
| Vestavia Hills | 38,616 | $1,515 | 13.5% |
| Alabaster | 33,917 | $1,372 | 18.0% |
| Homewood | 27,829 | $1,463 | 18.6% |
| Trussville | 26,673 | $1,711 | 16.7% |
| Bessemer | 25,400 | $961 | 29.1% |
| Pelham | 24,827 | $1,577 | 18.7% |
| Mountain Brook | 22,029 | $1,456 | 8.7% |
| Helena | 21,769 | $1,574 | 16.4% |
| Calera | 17,714 | $1,601 | 22.0% |
| Gardendale | 16,534 | $1,299 | 19.0% |
| Hueytown | 16,414 | $1,304 | 24.9% |
| Chelsea | 16,260 | $1,414 | 14.7% |
| Center Point | 15,914 | $1,218 | 25.9% |
| Jasper | 14,442 | $721 | 13.1% |
| Pell City | 13,587 | $1,099 | 19.2% |
| Moody | 13,488 | $1,553 | 21.5% |
| Irondale | 13,464 | $1,320 | 21.9% |
| McCalla | 13,253 | $1,777 | 24.4% |
| Leeds | 12,028 | $1,058 | 18.2% |
| Clay | 10,273 | $2,240 | 32.8% |
| Forestdale | 9,742 | $1,203 | 21.7% |
| Fairfield | 9,728 | $1,008 | 25.0% |
| Pleasant Grove | 9,442 | $1,400 | 23.9% |
| Fultondale | 9,384 | $1,269 | 20.7% |
| Meadowbrook | 9,117 | $1,365 | 11.5% |
| Clanton | 8,958 | $869 | 21.9% |
| Brook Highland | 8,146 | $1,460 | 21.9% |
| Pinson | 7,832 | $1,509 | 23.7% |
| Montevallo | 7,556 | $956 | 20.3% |
| Oneonta | 6,971 | $638 | 14.2% |
| Grayson Valley | 6,077 | $1,312 | 24.4% |
| Tarrant | 5,925 | $985 | 28.1% |
| Margaret | 5,877 | $1,117 | 13.2% |
| Highland Lakes | 5,866 | $1,201 | 8.5% |
| Odenville | 5,197 | $1,581 | 27.0% |
| Springville | 5,081 | $834 | 11.9% |
| Midfield | 5,045 | $1,244 | 28.3% |
| Columbiana | 4,725 | $940 | 14.0% |
| Argo | 4,479 | $2,103 | 24.0% |
| Kimberly | 4,439 | $1,176 | 14.5% |
| Adamsville | 4,266 | $1,347 | 25.9% |
| Lake View | 4,063 | $1,676 | 19.8% |
| Brent | 4,010 | $537 | 28.4% |
| Mount Olive | 3,567 | $1,022 | 14.9% |
| Warrior | 3,207 | $774 | 16.1% |
| Eagle Point | 3,110 | $2,269 | 17.9% |
| Brighton | 3,079 | $656 | 20.6% |
| Jemison | 2,796 | $1,106 | 20.2% |
| Remlap | 2,761 | $938 | 17.4% |
| Centreville | 2,741 | $731 | 22.2% |
| Morris | 2,673 | $797 | 9.4% |
| Dora | 2,668 | $761 | 14.8% |
| Indian Springs Village | 2,537 | $2,264 | 19.9% |
| Graysville | 2,509 | $1,120 | 19.1% |
| Ashville | 2,464 | $1,084 | 18.8% |
| Sumiton | 2,459 | $850 | 15.6% |
| Thorsby | 2,365 | $657 | 10.3% |
| Westover | 2,298 | $1,048 | 13.0% |
| Lipscomb | 2,214 | $1,044 | 29.9% |
| Vance | 2,105 | $1,550 | 19.7% |
| Riverside | 2,097 | $1,161 | 16.7% |
| Vincent | 2,050 | $845 | 19.2% |
| Concord | 1,913 | $775 | 14.0% |
| Wilsonville | 1,879 | $854 | 14.2% |
| Harpersville | 1,788 | $843 | 13.5% |
| Ragland | 1,682 | $1,084 | 34.5% |
| Blountsville | 1,648 | $924 | 23.0% |
| Brookside | 1,603 | $1,098 | 22.2% |
| Carbon Hill | 1,536 | $557 | 27.2% |
| Cordova | 1,511 | $460 | 14.7% |
| Sylvan Springs | 1,490 | $1,313 | 19.2% |
| Smoke Rise | 1,471 | $975 | 13.6% |
| Locust Fork | 1,402 | $1,121 | 26.9% |
| Hayden | 1,389 | $776 | 11.6% |
| Susan Moore | 1,336 | $917 | 13.0% |
| Shoal Creek | 1,328 | $2,766 | 15.2% |
| Altoona | 1,252 | $380 | 10.6% |
| Snead | 1,247 | $776 | 19.2% |
| Parrish | 1,222 | $1,005 | 36.8% |
| Woodstock | 1,218 | $733 | 12.0% |
| Maplesville | 1,200 | $1,140 | 35.9% |
| Cleveland | 1,182 | $986 | 16.6% |
| Steele | 1,149 | $1,084 | 18.0% |
| Rock Creek | 1,103 | $860 | 15.5% |
| West Blocton | 1,077 | $955 | 28.3% |
| Vandiver | 990 | $978 | 23.6% |
| Dunnavant | 966 | $1,042 | 12.8% |
| Oakman | 934 | $756 | 16.1% |
| Brantleyville | 845 | $1,102 | 27.6% |
| Shelby | 809 | $1,401 | 17.2% |
| Sterrett | 805 | $1,401 | 25.6% |
| Wilton | 804 | $481 | 10.5% |
| Rosa | 777 | $775 | 14.5% |
| Minor | 762 | $1,096 | 31.1% |
| Allgood | 759 | $816 | 13.3% |
| Pea Ridge | 718 | $1,401 | 17.2% |
| Edgewater | 670 | $1,017 | 18.4% |
| McDonald Chapel | 651 | $1,084 | 22.8% |
| Mulga | 602 | $900 | 26.2% |
| West Jefferson | 581 | $750 | 21.7% |
| Garden City | 557 | $725 | 18.0% |
| Highland Lake | 503 | $776 | 13.0% |
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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.