Best In Alabama Real Estate™: Birmingham
2026-10-19
Brook Highland leads Alabama in apartment density with 6.7% of homes in 50-unit buildings or larger—according to ALEX Intelligence’s new data report published today. This isn’t just a housing statistic; it’s a blueprint for equitable urban renewal. The data reveals a city center where scale, equity, and public investment converge. For comparison, no other Alabama city in the Birmingham metro exceeds 6.6%. The full analysis is here: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-19-birmingham-apartment-share-place-mkt
Share of Homes in 50-Unit Buildings or Larger, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024)
#1 Brook Highland — 6.7%
#2 Homewood — 6.6%
#3 Tarrant — 6.1%
#4 Irondale — 4.9%
#5 Clay — 4.9%
#6 Mountain Brook — 3.9%
#7 Bessemer — 3.8%
#8 Fairfield — 3.6%
#9 Fultondale — 3.0%
#10 McCalla — 1.8%
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Harrison Keely (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=147414606; Slide 2: Harrison Keely (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=147438189; Slide 3: Bjoertvedt (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=73773557; Slide 4: Farragutful (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=167348093
Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-19-birmingham-apartment-share-place-mkt
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Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA
Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies
Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al.
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Source data: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2024 · ALEX Intelligence computation
Licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission. Broker: Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC · License #565194-BB.
Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services · TREC Consumer Protection Notice · trec.texas.gov



