Birmingham rent prices by bedroom and neighborhood
From 534 active rental listings across 29 areas of the Birmingham market. The most common listing is a 2-bed, with a median ask of $1,195. 94 of 317 listings with enough local data (30%) ask 10% or more above similar listings nearby.
Asking rent by bedroom count
| Size | Listings | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Overpriced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 11 | $802 | $1,000 | $1,400 | – |
| 1-bed | 78 | $844 | $932 | $1,189 | 44% |
| 2-bed | 227 | $858 | $1,195 | $1,600 | 23% |
| 3-bed | 190 | $1,502 | $1,885 | $2,494 | 27% |
| 4+ bed | 28 | $2,991 | $3,338 | $4,200 | – |
For a 2-bed, the lowest median ask is in Ensley / Bush Hills ($700) and the highest in Hoover / Riverchase ($2,200).
By area
Median asking rent by area and size. Areas with at least 15 listings have their own page.
| Area | Listings | 1-bed | 2-bed | 3-bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside / Five Points South | 95 | $945 | $1,306 | $2,250 |
| Hoover / Bluff Park | 36 | – | $1,695 | $2,425 |
| East Lake / Roebuck | 35 | – | $850 | $1,200 |
| West End / Oxmoor | 34 | – | $800 | $1,200 |
| Avondale / Forest Park | 34 | $998 | $1,186 | $1,995 |
| Homewood | 33 | – | $1,898 | $2,772 |
| Vestavia Hills | 31 | $1,125 | $1,750 | $2,650 |
| Calera | 27 | – | $1,540 | $1,668 |
| Hoover / Greystone | 25 | – | $2,158 | $2,500 |
| Norwood | 22 | – | $800 | – |
| Hoover / Riverchase | 17 | – | $2,200 | $2,650 |
| Irondale | 16 | – | $1,450 | $2,080 |
| Center Point | 16 | – | – | $1,300 |
| Crestwood / Woodlawn | 15 | – | $738 | – |
| Helena | 13 | – | – | $1,802 |
| Smithfield / Fountain Heights | 12 | – | $725 | – |
| Mountain Brook / Crestline | 12 | – | – | $2,500 |
| Trussville / Clay | 11 | – | $1,075 | $1,590 |
| Ensley / Bush Hills | 9 | – | $700 | – |
| Pinson | 8 | – | – | $1,590 |
| Downtown | 8 | – | – | – |
| Tarrant / Inglenook | 6 | – | – | – |
See the listings
Every one of these listings, scored and ranked by how far under typical it asks, is on the Birmingham deals map.
Other markets
Median and percentiles are asking rents of whole-home rental listings seen active in the period, rooms and short-term rentals excluded. Overpriced is the share asking 10% or more above what similar listings nearby ask (the lower of our estimate and the median of at least three comparable listings), counted only among listings with enough local data and shown once there are 20. Cells with fewer than 5 listings are not quoted.
Page refreshed Sep 29, 2026, from listings seen active on Sep 14, 2026. Refreshed monthly. Source: public rental listings collected by Lowball; estimates from our model (see accuracy).