2-bed rent in Birmingham: what is fair

Name: Birmingham, AL 2-bed asking rents by area
Creator: Lowball

The middle half of 2-bed listings ask between $858 and $1,600 a month, with a median of $1,195.

$1,195Median asking, 2-bed

$858–$1,600Middle half of asks

23%Ask 10%+ above similar listings

$1.30Median asking per sq ft

By area, the median runs from $700 in Ensley / Bush Hills to $2,200 in Hoover / Riverchase. 29 of 126 listings with enough local data (23%) ask 10% or more above similar listings nearby: those are the ones to open under asking. The median listing has been up 31 days, and 35 of 227 show a price cut in the last four months.

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2-bed rent by area

Area	Listings	25th pct	Median	75th pct	Overpriced
Southside / Five Points South	42	$998	$1,306	$1,538	21%
Norwood	22	$750	$800	$850	–
East Lake / Roebuck	18	$812	$850	$894	–
Homewood	18	$1,425	$1,898	$2,149	–
Avondale / Forest Park	16	$1,100	$1,186	$1,373	–
West End / Oxmoor	13	$800	$800	$900	–
Vestavia Hills	11	$1,360	$1,750	$2,075	–
Hoover / Bluff Park	10	$1,562	$1,695	$1,950	–
Crestwood / Woodlawn	10	$725	$738	$938	–
Calera	10	$1,499	$1,540	$1,540	–
Smithfield / Fountain Heights	8	$634	$725	$862	–
Hoover / Greystone	8	$2,112	$2,158	$2,300	–
Irondale	7	$1,362	$1,450	$1,550	–
Trussville / Clay	6	$1,052	$1,075	$1,112	–
Hoover / Riverchase	5	$2,195	$2,200	$2,250	–
Ensley / Bush Hills	5	$695	$700	$800	–

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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).