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Metro housing market

Birmingham, AL housing market

The latest Birmingham, AL home prices, inventory, and days on market. The typical home here is 9.6% higher than the Alabama state average and 29.1% lower than the U.S. typical value.

Data as of May 2026.

Latest market snapshot

Home value

$263K

May 2026

Days on market

17 days

May 2026

Inventory

5,558

May 2026

What the numbers say

  • ·Typical home value (ZHVI) is $262,556 — +0.1% month over month, +2.0% year over year.
  • ·Median days on market is 17 days — -5.6% month over month, 0.0% year over year.
  • ·Homes for sale is 5,558 — +2.9% month over month, +7.4% year over year.

13-month trends

Typical home value (ZHVI)May 2025May 2026
Birmingham, AL Typical home value (ZHVI) — trailing 13 months$263K
Not enough data to chart median sale price yet.
Median days on marketMay 2025May 2026
Birmingham, AL Median days on market — trailing 13 months17 days
Homes for saleMay 2025May 2026
Birmingham, AL Homes for sale — trailing 13 months5,558

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Sources & methodology

Every figure on this page is drawn from authoritative public housing and mortgage data, refreshed monthly. Home values shown as ZHVI are a smoothed typical-value index, not raw sale prices. We cite openly so you can verify.