Birmingham Apartments and Homes for Rent

Your Guide to Apartments for Rent in Birmingham

Birmingham, the state of Alabama's most populous city with nearly 850,000 residents in the greater metropolitan area, offers up big-city living complete with skyscrapers, fabulous restaurants, diverse employment opportunities and a huge variety of apartments for rent. As the metropolitan hub of Alabama, Birmingham provides the diversity and faster pace of living that many up-and-comers are drawn to.

Quality of Life
Don't get too caught up in the image of a big city, though. Outside of the city limits, the landscape soothes the eye and feeds the soul with its rolling prairie lands, magnificent forests and meandering rivers. Birmingham also appeals to those looking for apartments because of its comfortable climate; most of the year is sunny and warm. Summers rarely creep much higher than 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while winters are blissfully mild. With that kind of weather, you.ll want to be outdoors, so check out Ruffner Mountain, the second largest urban nature preserve in the United States.and only a five-minute drive from downtown.

Birmingham is a big city full of Southern charm and activities to suit every lifestyle, including some unique annual events that draw in locals and visitors alike. Film buffs will appreciate the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival held here every year. Looking to work it, girl? Then get yourself to the annual "Miss Apollo Pageant," the nation's second oldest continuously running drag queen pageant!

Food aficionados are no doubt aware of the impressive restaurants peppering the Birmingham area. The city is also home to more than 500 restaurants, which seem to always show up on lists of the best restaurants in the nation in publications like Gourmet and Bon Appétit.

Where the Jobs Are
Birmingham's economy is diversified among many industries, and the city is a progressive center for medical research, banking, music, technology, art, engineering and higher education. Birmingham's largest employers are the University of Alabama at Birmingham, BellSouth, Baptist Medical Centers and Bruno's Inc. Other major employers include the magazine Southern Living, the country's most successful regional publication; and the headquarters of Saks Inc., the nation's fourth-largest department store chain.

Cost of Living & Apartment Prices
Birmingham enjoys one of the lowest costs of living anywhere in the United States, at about 40% below the national average! That means your paycheck will go a long way and you should have no trouble finding affordable apartments for rent. In fact, the median price of apartments is just $520 per month, and the average cost of two-bedroom apartments is $575 per month.

Neighborhoods to Explore
Start your search for apartment rentals in the Southside, where older homes and apartments are conveniently located near the city's medical centers, financial institutions and other major employers. Southfield, a middle-class suburban community that encompasses quiet neighborhoods mixed with business districts, is another great neighborhood to explore apartment rentals. Other suburban communities you may want to explore include Homewood, Vestavia, Hoover and Mountain Brook.

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