Verified monthly housing data for Birmingham, AL metro area. The national median sale price for the same period was $393,895; neither median describes a specific home.
- Median sale price: $316,274 (+5.4% year over year)
- Closed sales: 1,089 (-9.3% year over year)
- Inventory: 5,120 (+3.1% year over year)
- Median days on market: 64 (+5 days year over year)
For buyers: Inventory is up 3.1% and marketing time is 5 days longer than a year ago. Compare competing listings and ask about concessions; these figures do not guarantee a discount.
For sellers: With a typical 64 days on market, allow time for a sale and review competing inventory before setting your asking price.
Six-month trend
| Month | Price | Sales | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $325,000 | 1,258 | 60 |
| 2026-05 | $325,000 | 1,282 | 62 |
| 2026-06 | $320,000 | 1,148 | 61 |
| 2026-07 | $318,250 | 1,153 | 61 |
| 2026-08 | $319,000 | 1,135 | 63 |
| 2026-09 | $316,274 | 1,089 | 64 |
Reporting period: 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30. Source revised: 2026-10-07. Retrieved: 2026-10-26. Source geography: Birmingham, AL metro area (ID 13820).
Source: Redfin Data Center monthly download. Source methodology.
How to read these figures
Redfin monthly All Residential, all construction; seasonally adjusted where available, except median sale price (not seasonally adjusted). Redfin Metro boundaries can be metro divisions or smaller statistical areas; these are not city limits. Census region follows the first state in the source label for cross-state areas. Monthly data can be revised; weekly publication does not imply weekly measurements.
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