Rankings · How Birmingham ranks in MI
Birmingham is #1 in Michigan for health insurance
Birmingham is ranked on 37 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 6 and the top quarter on 19.
Lists ranked on
37
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
6
Best: #1 fewest uninsured
Top-quarter finishes
19
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
Birmingham is on Michigan’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Birmingham marked.
Almost there
1 spot from the top 3 for health
Lists where Birmingham sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
At a glance
Birmingham lands in the top half on 20 of 23 lists
Each dot is Birmingham’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Birmingham does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#1/719Fewest smokers#2/719Healthiest#4/719Most active#6/719Lowest depression#14/719Lowest obesity#23/719Closest to a top hospital#110/719 People
Most educated#13/719 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#140/719 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#103/509 SafetySafety →
Safest#53/254 What kind of place
Longer growing season than 90% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Birmingham’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Longer growing season than 90% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
177 days between frosts
Steadier prices than 87% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+45.0% in home prices, 5 years
More kids than 85% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
25.4% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 85% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.2° July high
More homes per newcomer than 84% of MI towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
1.9 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Less snow than 77% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
36 in of snow a year
Drier than 73% of MI towns
DrierWetter
33 in of rain + melted snow a year
Milder winters than 69% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.3° January low
More vacation homes than 62% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
2.6% of homes are seasonal
Fewer seniors than 59% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.2% of residents are 65+
Younger than 54% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
41.8 median age
Next door
Birmingham out-ranks 1 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.