New York-Newark-Jersey City vs Birmingham
NY metro vs AL metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Birmingham(4/6 categories)
New York-Newark-Jersey City
NY · 19.5M
2
categories won
Birmingham
AL · 1.2M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Birmingham wins
Home Value
Birmingham wins
Median Income
New York-Newark-Jersey City wins
Affordability Score
Birmingham wins
Unemployment
Birmingham wins
Violent Crime
New York-Newark-Jersey City wins
Metric
New York-Newark-Jersey City
Birmingham
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,764/mo | $1,153/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $95,220✓ | $69,284 |
| Median Home Value | $610,200 | $247,900✓ |
| Metro Population | 19.5M✓ | 1.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 22% | 20%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 56/100 | 60/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 2.3%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 390/100k✓ | 404/100k |
| Property Crime Rate | 1799/100k | 1699/100k✓ |
New York-Newark-Jersey City
NY
Median Rent
$1,764/mo
Median Income
$95,220
Home Value
$610,200
Population
19.5M
19.5M residentsView profile →
Birmingham
AL
Median Rent
$1,153/mo
Median Income
$69,284
Home Value
$247,900
Population
1.2M
1.2M residentsView profile →
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