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Birmingham

A city of 21,763 people in Michigan
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Map of Birmingham: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land6.8%207 of 3,058 acres
Trails5.2 mi1.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves2210 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Birmingham

City in Michigan, United States
1819Established
21,813Population
4.8 sq miArea
778 ftElevation

Birmingham is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Detroit located along the Woodward Corridor (M-1). As of the 2020 census, Birmingham had a population of 21,813.

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From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code48009, 48012
Area code248
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Housing in Birmingham

$749K▲ 6.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Birmingham home is worth about $749,000, up 6.5% in a year, 181% above the Michigan typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market16
Sale-to-list100.2%
Sold in May33
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Safety in Birmingham

A−

Safety Grade A-

Birmingham reports less crime per resident than 78% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Birmingham 0.3
Michigan 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Birmingham 8.2
Michigan 13
U.S. 15.5
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Schools in Birmingham

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School Grade A+

The public schools Birmingham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#15Best public schoolsof 490 in MI
DistrictBirmingham Public SchoolsSchools6

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Locator map of Birmingham
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