San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara vs Birmingham
CA metro vs AL metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Birmingham(5/6 categories)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
CA · 1.9M
1
categories won
Birmingham
AL · 1.2M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Birmingham wins
Home Value
Birmingham wins
Median Income
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara wins
Affordability Score
Birmingham wins
Unemployment
Birmingham wins
Violent Crime
Birmingham wins
Metric
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
Birmingham
| Median Monthly Rent | $2,773/mo | $1,153/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $153,202✓ | $69,284 |
| Median Home Value | $1,393,400 | $247,900✓ |
| Metro Population | 1.9M✓ | 1.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 22% | 20%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 57/100 | 60/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.6% | 2.3%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 508/100k | 404/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2326/100k | 1699/100k✓ |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
CA
Median Rent
$2,773/mo
Median Income
$153,202
Home Value
$1,393,400
Population
1.9M
1.9M 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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