Housing in Red Mountain at a glance
- Population
- about 10,751
- Housing units
- about 8,087
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $440,000Birmingham: $158,800 (+177%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,230 a monthBirmingham: $1,107 (+11%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 43.4%Birmingham: 45.5%
- Homes built before 1980
- 71.7%
- Median year built
- 1962
Red Mountain is the most highly valued sector in Birmingham. Owners estimate $440,000, which is 177% above the $158,800 recorded citywide, and Crestline follows at $340,000, then Northside at $192,000. Rent is firm yet less extreme: $1,230, 11% above Birmingham's $1,107 and third in the ranking. Tenants outnumber owners here, 3,931 households to 3,017, which holds ownership at 43.4%. Near the population centre, the sector is hardly new, as 71.7% of its homes were built before 1980 and the midpoint year is 1962, so building age does not explain the price level. Southside, another neighbour, is valued at $286,000 with owners at only 21.8%, and Crestline's rent of $1,090 is far under Red Mountain's. With 10,751 residents and 8,087 homes, the sector is among the larger ones, and its figures rest on 4 census tracts. Crestline's owners hold 48.7% of households, higher than Red Mountain's rate, and Northside's hold 39.1%.
Questions about Red Mountain
What is the median home value in Red Mountain, Birmingham?
$440,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $158,800 for Birmingham as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Red Mountain?
$1,230 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,107 in Birmingham (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Red Mountain own or rent?
Most rent: 43.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 45.5% in Birmingham (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 4 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Red Mountain is one of the 10 most populous of 23 communities of Birmingham: estimated population about 10,751 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Birmingham GIS, Communities (Birmingham_VertiGIS_Primary_Layers, layer 26), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Birmingham as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Red Mountain
The closest sectors of Birmingham, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Red Mountain. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Red Mountain? Ask for your spot.