Home values, rents and more in the Birmingham metro area
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How the Birmingham metro compares
The typical home in the Birmingham metro area is worth about $261,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in the Birmingham metro are 9% above the typical value in Alabama ($239,000) and 29% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in the Birmingham metro rose 2.4%, compared with +1.9% in Alabama and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,404 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as Alabama ($1,397) and 27% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.0% over the past year.
The median household income is $71,498, against $63,999 in Alabama and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 1,197,766 people live in the Birmingham metro (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
The Birmingham metro has the 444th-highest typical home value of the 923 metro areas in the United States and the 5th-highest of 24 in Alabama with Zillow figures.
Part of: Alabama
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- Price-to-income and monthly cost to buy
- Zillow 12-month price forecast
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- Flood, wildfire and natural hazard risk
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Nearby metro areas
Counties in the Birmingham metro
Cities in the Birmingham metro
- Birmingham, AL $134,000
- Hoover, AL $437,000
- Vestavia Hills, AL $564,000
- Alabaster, AL $305,000
- Homewood, AL $569,000
- Trussville, AL $396,000
- Bessemer, AL $132,000
- Pelham, AL $325,000
- Mountain Brook, AL $1,055,000
- Helena, AL $365,000
- Calera, AL $255,000
- Gardendale, AL $268,000
- Hueytown, AL $163,000
- Chelsea, AL $384,000
- Center Point, AL $155,000
- Jasper, AL $200,000
- Pell City, AL $289,000
- Moody, AL $265,000
- Irondale, AL $286,000
- Mc Calla, AL
- Leeds, AL $253,000
- Clay, AL $249,000
- Forestdale, AL $171,000
- Fairfield, AL $93,223
- Pleasant Grove, AL $225,000
- Fultondale, AL $228,000
- Clanton, AL $223,000
- Pinson, AL $215,000
- Montevallo, AL $250,000
- Oneonta, AL $216,000
- Grayson Valley, AL $173,000
- Tarrant, AL $75,123
- Margaret, AL
- Odenville, AL $260,000
- Springville, AL $330,000
- Midfield, AL $77,591
- Columbiana, AL $302,000
- Kimberly, AL $308,000
- Adamsville, AL $138,000
- Brent, AL $193,000
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.