Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue vs Birmingham
WA metro vs AL metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Birmingham(4/6 categories)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
WA · 4.0M
2
categories won
Birmingham
AL · 1.2M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Birmingham wins
Home Value
Birmingham wins
Median Income
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue wins
Affordability Score
Birmingham wins
Unemployment
Birmingham wins
Violent Crime
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue wins
Metric
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
Birmingham
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,965/mo | $1,153/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $110,744✓ | $69,284 |
| Median Home Value | $712,200 | $247,900✓ |
| Metro Population | 4.0M✓ | 1.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 21% | 20%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 57/100 | 60/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.0% | 2.3%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 357/100k✓ | 404/100k |
| Property Crime Rate | 2887/100k | 1699/100k✓ |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
WA
Median Rent
$1,965/mo
Median Income
$110,744
Home Value
$712,200
Population
4.0M
4.0M 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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