In most Birmingham suburbs, the cost of housing surpasses the statewide average.
The median monthly cost of housing in Alabama is $1,293, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
But in cities in the Birmingham metro, the average cost climbs to $1,619. That’s based on an analysis of monthly housing costs in 2022 in the 20 metro cities with more than 10,000 residents.
