Area data
Birmingham, AL — ZIP 35254
Population: 1,749 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with lightning, tornado, coldwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 12.1% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $810/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $900/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,020/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,280/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,430/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, tornado, coldWave, heatWave, iceStorm
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively High · hurricane: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively High · inlandFlooding: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 62% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 43.8%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- 35th Avenue (7.5 mi — proposed for listing)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 56.9 in
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 57
- Days with Good air quality
- 95
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 265
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 119
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (7 mi)
- National parks include
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Freedom Riders National Monument
- Airports within 30 mi
- 8
- Nearest airport
- Parker Field (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) (10 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 21
- Hospitals include
- ST. VINCENT'S EAST, SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, CALLAHAN EYE HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.6 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 52
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
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
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 35254?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,020/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 35254?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, tornado, coldWave, heatWave, iceStorm.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 35254?
- Risk to homes is higher than 62% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 35254?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 35254?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 35254?
- Moderate. Median AQI: 57. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 35254?
- Regional Price Parity: 87.9 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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