Birmingham vs Montgomery
Birmingham, AL compared with Montgomery, AL · 87 miles apart
Birmingham has 195,893 residents to Montgomery’s 195,300. Birmingham comes out ahead on unemployment. Montgomery does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Birmingham, AL | Montgomery, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 195,893 | 195,300 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,333 | 1,222 |
| Median household income | $46,051 | $56,811 |
| Median home value | $158,800 | $161,900 |
| Median rent | $1,107 | $1,089 |
| Homeownership | 45.5% | 54.4% |
| Average commute | 20.8 min | 20.7 min |
| Median age | 35.6 | 36.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 31.1% | 33.8% |
| Poverty rate | 24.7% | 21.5% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| Price to income | 3.4× | 2.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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