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Outdoors in Birmingham
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About Birmingham
City in Iowa, United StatesBirmingham is a city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 367 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Birmingham
The typical Birmingham home is worth about $199,000, up 8.1% in a year, 17% below the Iowa typical home.
Work & commute in Birmingham
Full picture →Most working residents leave Birmingham for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Keosauqua (23%), Fairfield (18%) and Bonaparte (7%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Health in Birmingham
Compared with Iowa
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Birmingham
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Birmingham
Full climate →Birmingham has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Birmingham’s library
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