Population
Cleveland
367,523
Birmingham
199,322
Median Income
Cleveland
$39,187
Birmingham
$44,376
Home Value
Cleveland
$94,100
Birmingham
$138,600
Rent
Cleveland
$894
Birmingham
$1,047
Crime Rate
Cleveland
15.61
Birmingham
12.48
Cost of Living
Cleveland
78.0
Birmingham
85.2
Avg Temp
Cleveland
51°F
Birmingham
N/A
Unemployment
Cleveland
11.5%
Birmingham
6.1%
How Similar Are Cleveland & Birmingham?
Birmingham is Cleveland's #13 most similar city
2 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Cleveland
367,523
Birmingham
199,322
Cleveland has a 46% larger population than Birmingham.
Violent Crime
Cleveland
15.61
Birmingham
12.48
Cleveland has a 20% higher violent crime than Birmingham.
Property Crime
Cleveland
44.26
Birmingham
40.31
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 9% difference.
Political Leaning
Cleveland
33.9%
Birmingham
44.2%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Birmingham has a stronger Democratic lean (23% difference).
Unemployment
Cleveland
11.5%
Birmingham
6.1%
Cleveland has a 47% higher unemployment than Birmingham.
Median Income
Cleveland
$39,187
Birmingham
$44,376
Birmingham has a 12% higher median income than Cleveland.
Home Values
Cleveland
$94,100
Birmingham
$138,600
Birmingham has a 32% higher home values than Cleveland.
Education
Cleveland
14.8%
Birmingham
21.2%
Birmingham has a 30% higher education than Cleveland.
Demographics
Cleveland
36.7%
Birmingham
25.6%
Cleveland has a 30% higher demographics than Birmingham.
Cost of Living
Cleveland
78.0
Birmingham
85.2
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 8% difference.
2 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Cleveland and Birmingham differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Birmingham leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Cleveland leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDCleveland scores 80.9 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 93.7 in Birmingham. Cleveland scores 78.0 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 85.2 in Birmingham. Cleveland has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,058 vs $1,155 in Birmingham (8% lower).
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Housing Market — Birmingham leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBirmingham has a median property tax of $930 vs $1,699 in Cleveland (83% lower). Birmingham has a median home value of $138,600 vs $94,100 in Cleveland (32% higher). Cleveland has a vacancy rate of 15.9% compared to 18.7% in Birmingham.
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Jobs & Economy — Birmingham leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBirmingham has a unemployment rate of 6.1% compared to 11.5% in Cleveland. Cleveland: 178,918 vs Birmingham: 97,022 for labor force. Birmingham has a poverty rate of 25.2% compared to 30.8% in Cleveland.
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Crime & Safety — Birmingham leads
Source: FBI UCRBirmingham has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 2.01 compared to 3.89 in Cleveland. Cleveland has a violent crime clearance of 16.5% compared to 9.8% in Birmingham. Cleveland has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.30 compared to 0.59 in Birmingham.
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Schools & Education — Birmingham leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBirmingham has a bachelor's degree or higher of 21.2% compared to 14.8% in Cleveland. Birmingham has a high school diploma or higher of 40.7% compared to 38.0% in Cleveland.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCleveland has a population of 367,523, about 1.8x the size of Birmingham (199,322).
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Cleveland
Birmingham
Healthcare — Birmingham leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBirmingham: 5 vs Cleveland: 4 for with emergency services. Birmingham: 3.7 vs Cleveland: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Cleveland leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCleveland has a public transit of 6.9% compared to 1.3% in Birmingham. Cleveland has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.4% in Birmingham. Cleveland has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 8.5% in Birmingham.
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