Best In Alabama Real Estate™: Birmingham

Fairfield, Alabama, now leads the state in rent burden — 51.1% of renters spend over half their income on rent, according to ALEX Intelligence’s latest analysis of 2024 ACS data. This is not a downtown issue, nor a high-income problem — it’s a hidden crisis in a peripheral city where housing costs are outrunning wages. The data shows a stark geographic fault line in Birmingham’s housing market: affordability is not uniform, and the most vulnerable are often overlooked. The full report: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-11-birmingham-severe-rent-burden-place-mkt Renters Over the 50% Rent Threshold, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 Fairfield — 51.1% #2 Pinson — 39.7% #3 Margaret — 38.8% #4 Clay — 35.8% #5 Meadowbrook — 35.3% #6 Midfield — 31.9% #7 Montevallo — 30.1% #8 Pleasant Grove — 27.7% #9 Pelham — 25.6% #10 Fultondale — 24.5% View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: halytech (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=54168383; 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 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 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-11-birmingham-severe-rent-burden-place-mkt