Best In Alabama Real Estate™: Birmingham

Tuscaloosa County is the single largest source of new households moving to Birmingham, contributing 119 of the 13.5% five-vintage increase in in-migration. This is not a statewide trend, but a concentrated shift from one county. The data reveals that Birmingham’s growth is driven not by affordability, but by access to institutions like UAB and public services. This insight is drawn from ALEX Intelligence’s proprietary analysis of IRS migration data, published November 9, 2026: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-09-birmingham-mig-trend-in-long. How does this change your view of Birmingham’s long-term resilience? How might other cities replicate this concentrated, high-value migration stream? Five-Vintage Change in Households Moving In, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Internal Revenue Service 2023) #1 Tuscaloosa County, AL — 119 #2 Madison County, AL — 95 #3 Baldwin County, AL — 71 #4 Cullman County, AL — 64 #5 Limestone County, AL — 53 #6 Talladega County, AL — 52 #7 Mobile County, AL — 52 #8 Davidson County, TN — 51 #9 Los Angeles County, CA — 43 #10 Calhoun County, AL — 40 Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Harrison Keely (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=147438897; Slide 2: Harrison Keely (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=147438646; Slide 3: Harrison Keely (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=147437547; Slide 4: Davidwells75 (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=21447844 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-09-birmingham-mig-trend-in-long View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902