Birmingham, AL Housing Market

Birmingham, AL's median home value is $263K, up 4.1% over the past year. Homes here sell in a median 54 days. Its PropertyIQ Score of 41 sits modestly below the state average of 50.

The Birmingham, AL metro area is one of 900+ US metropolitan markets that PropertyIQ scores each month. A single PropertyIQ Score blends Zillow price momentum with Realtor.com market-flow signals to estimate 3-year excess appreciation versus the market's state — showing not just where prices stand today, but how the market is positioned relative to its peers.

Southeastern markets benefit from manufacturing investment, logistics infrastructure, and relative affordability compared to national averages. The region's population growth — driven by both domestic migration and natural increase — supports sustained housing demand across metro and suburban areas. Within the Southeast, Birmingham, AL's PropertyIQ Score of 41 runs below the Southeast norm.

For the Birmingham, AL market, PropertyIQ calculates a single score each month from four inputs: twelve-month Zillow home-value momentum, three-month Zillow home-value momentum, median days on market from Realtor.com, and the Realtor.com price-reduced share. The score is computed nationally across all metros and calibrated so 50 equals the state average. Across the validation history, metro markets in the top score band have outperformed their state by roughly 1.7 percentage points more per year than bottom-band markets.

Use PropertyIQ's interactive analytics to compare Birmingham, AL against any other US metro on its PropertyIQ Score and underlying metrics. Generate a free AI market report, explore historical trends on the graphs page, or see how this market ranks on the scores dashboard.