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Cost & Benefits

Birmingham vs Southside

Simple answer

You'd likely save $77 a month in Birmingham.

Typical rent is $1,184 in Southside and $1,107 in Birmingham. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Birmingham

Alabama

Typical rent
$1,107
Typical pay
$46,051 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,375
Price index
91.6 (metro)

Southside

Alabama

Typical rent
$1,184
Typical pay
$76,487 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$975
Price index
85.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Birmingham and Southside are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.