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Living in Birmingham

Birmingham has an average Walk Score of 33 with 212,237 residents.

Birmingham has minimal public transportation and does not have many bike lanes.

The most walkable Birmingham neighborhoods are Central City, Southside and Five Points South.

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33 Walk Score of Birmingham, AL

Birmingham is a Car-Dependent city

Most errands require a car.

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Pepper Place Saturday Market

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Railroad Park

Most errands require a car in Birmingham.

Birmingham Apartments for Rent

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Birmingham Neighborhoods

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Population

1 Central City 82 46 - 2,746
2 Southside 81 37 - 1,126
3 Five Points South 73 34 - 9,121
4 Highland Park 65 27 - 4,842
5 Tuxedo 56 25 - 525
6 Central Park 56 24 - 4,264
7 Forest Park 53 23 - 4,092
8 North Avondale 53 27 - 1,193
9 Wahouma 52 21 - 1,278
10 Crestwood North 49 24 - 2,463
11 Ensley 49 24 - 3,892
12 Oakwood Place 49 25 - 3,250
13 Fairview 48 24 - 2,255
14 Ensley Highlands 48 21 - 4,696
15 Rising - West Princeton 47 25 - 993
16 South Woodlawn 46 26 - 638
17 Arlington - West End 46 27 - 5,213
18 Crestline 45 13 - 3,188
19 Eastlake 45 24 - 3,206
20 Redmont Park 45 24 - 1,813
21 Graymont 45 32 - 1,135
22 Smithfield 44 32 - 1,752
23 North Birmingham 44 23 - 2,163
24 Fountain Heights 43 37 - 2,484
25 Glen Iris 42 22 - 10,115
26 South Titusville 41 23 - 2,643
27 Woodlawn 41 26 - 3,139
28 North Titusville 38 27 - 2,230
29 Inglenook 38 19 - 3,355
30 Belview Heights 36 22 - 5,545
31 College Hills 35 29 - 1,621
32 Druid Hills 35 32 - 2,448
33 West End Manor 33 24 - 3,733
34 Bush Hills 33 27 - 4,089
35 Eastwood 33 21 - 2,479
36 Germania Park 32 25 - 2,569
37 Crestwood South 31 18 - 2,992
38 South Eastlake 30 18 - 8,074
39 North Eastlake 30 18 - 1,421
40 Green Acres 28 23 - 2,211
41 Woodland Park 28 22 - 819
42 Jones Valley 27 25 - 1,807
43 Kingston 26 24 - 1,899
44 East Thomas 25 26 - 1,239
45 Gate City 24 23 - 631
46 Sun Valley 23 21 - 1,308
47 Acipco - Finley 22 22 - 996
48 Huffman 22 15 - 4,914
49 Norwood 21 24 - 2,522
50 Thomas 21 23 - 1,262
51 Roebuck 21 14 - 4,708
52 Collegeville 20 22 - 2,655
53 Wylam 19 19 - 2,670
54 Evergreen 19 23 - 1,063
55 Riley 16 24 - 957
56 Central Pratt 16 22 - 1,227
57 Oak Ridge Park 16 23 - 1,509
58 Spring Lake 14 8 - 5,701
59 Enon Ridge 13 25 - 708
60 Fairmont 12 20 - 1,508
61 Echo Highlands 11 11 - 5,440
62 South Roebuck 11 12 - 2,778
63 Powderly 11 22 - 1,165
64 North Pratt 11 21 - 2,361
65 Roosevelt 11 21 - 1,847
66 Grasselli Heights 8 23 - 648
67 Liberty Highlands 8 - - 641
68 Killbough Springs 8 8 - 4,127
69 Sand Ridge 8 15 - 4,717
70 Hooper City 7 16 - 1,073
71 Dolomite 6 - - 1,333
72 Smithfield Estates 6 15 - 3,091
73 Mason City 5 21 - 914
74 Bridlewood 4 10 - 886
75 Garden Highlands 4 21 - 887
76 Apple Valley 4 19 - 3,420
77 Sandusky 3 4 - 947
78 Penfield Park 2 0 - 669
79 Sherman Heights 2 2 - 3,151
80 East Brownville 1 21 - 774
21 Transit Score of Birmingham, AL

Birmingham has Minimal Transit

It is possible to get on a bus. Find Birmingham apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

Birmingham has minimal public transportation and about 19 bus lines.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Birmingham on public transit.

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Photo of Railroad Park in Birmingham

Railroad Park

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Avondale Park

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Regions Field

31 Bike Score of Birmingham, AL

Birmingham is Somewhat Bikeable

Minimal bike infrastructure.

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Avondale Park

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Regions Field

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Pepper Place Saturday Market

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Ridge Park

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Avondale Brewer Y

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Parkside Cafe

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