San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont vs Birmingham
CA metro vs AL metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Birmingham(5/6 categories)
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
CA · 4.6M
1
categories won
Birmingham
AL · 1.2M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Birmingham wins
Home Value
Birmingham wins
Median Income
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont wins
Affordability Score
Birmingham wins
Unemployment
Birmingham wins
Violent Crime
Birmingham wins
Metric
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
Birmingham
| Median Monthly Rent | $2,397/mo | $1,153/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $127,792✓ | $69,284 |
| Median Home Value | $1,105,100 | $247,900✓ |
| Metro Population | 4.6M✓ | 1.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 23% | 20%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 55/100 | 60/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.6% | 2.3%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 508/100k | 404/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2326/100k | 1699/100k✓ |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
CA
Median Rent
$2,397/mo
Median Income
$127,792
Home Value
$1,105,100
Population
4.6M
4.6M 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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