There are 11 retirement homes serving Birmingham, Alabama. This includes 9 in Birmingham and 2 nearby. The costs per day for retirement home care in Alabama range from $17 up to $106, with a median expenditure running around $53. The monthly cost averages roughly $1,591 and ranges between $495 and $3,168. On an annual basis, the median cost is about $19,100, which is less than the national average of $23,100.
Retirement home living costs in Birmingham range from about $602 per month up to $2,602 per month, with a median cost of approximately $1,585 per month. That equates to a yearly cost of about $19,023.
Birmingham is a large city in Jefferson County within the State of Alabama. It is included in the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan statistical area. With 493,806 inhabitants residing in the city itself and 884,509 in the surrounding metropolitan area, it is the largest city in the state. The senior community currently represents around 24% of the total population.
The SeniorScore™ for Birmingham is 79. The city has a mean per capita income of $31,000 and a mean household income is $55,000 (the Alabama state average is $40,000). The current unemployment rate is approximately 9.54% and the median housing price is $99,000, which is much lower than the state average of $145,500.
Birmingham has ideal average temperatures, with very mild winters and warm summers. The area receives very large amounts of rainfall annually. Birmingham has very poor air quality, above average water quality ratings, and a very high rate of crime in comparison to similarly-sized cities.