Home values, rents and more in Birmingham, AL
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Birmingham compares
The typical home in Birmingham, AL is worth about $134,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Birmingham are 49% below the typical value in the Birmingham metro area ($261,000) and 63% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Birmingham fell 2.4%, compared with +2.4% in the Birmingham metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,305 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 7% below the Birmingham metro area ($1,404) and 32% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.0% over the past year.
The median household income is $46,051, against $71,498 in the Birmingham metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 198,173 people live in Birmingham (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Birmingham has the 17th-lowest typical home value of the 88 cities in the Birmingham metro area and the 66th-lowest of 381 in Alabama with Zillow figures.
Part of: Jefferson County, AL · Birmingham metro area · Alabama
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Nearby cities
ZIP codes in Birmingham, AL
- 35061 · Birmingham $99,265
- 35130 · Birmingham $112,000
- 35203 · Birmingham $315,000
- 35204 · Birmingham $70,259
- 35205 · Birmingham $227,000
- 35206 · Birmingham $99,979
- 35207 · Birmingham $57,574
- 35208 · Birmingham $75,427
- 35211 · Birmingham $73,478
- 35212 · Birmingham $116,000
- 35218 · Birmingham $71,331
- 35221 · Birmingham $58,262
- 35222 · Birmingham $393,000
- 35233 · Birmingham $303,000
- 35234 · Birmingham $91,235
- 35235 · Birmingham $185,000
- 35242 · Birmingham $565,000
Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.