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1. Birmingham, Alabama

MSA: Birmingham-Hoover, AL

Median Family Income: $61,000

Q4 2014 median sales price: $130,000

Housing affordable at median family income: 81.5 %

Cost Below (or Above) National Average: Groceries: 5.4 %; Utilities: (3.5) %; Transportation: 13.2 %; Health: 16.6 %; Misc.: 2.6 %