COMMUNITY PROFILE Birmingham

City of Birmingham

Birmingham is a vibrant community with a historic downtown dating back to the 1830’s. The city is among the “Top 20 Most Walkable Communities” with a unique and prosperous downtown boasting a diverse assortment of shops, restaurants, salons, spas, art galleries, antique dealers and clothiers.

Birmingham has charming tree-lined neighborhoods and maintains the feel of a small town, while experiencing the benefits of an affluent urban area. The city is home to two top-rated nine-hole golf courses, a picturesque trail system, a dog park, a newly renovated indoor ice arena and beautiful award-winning parks. Movie theatres and a centrally located park complete the city center. Housing is primarily single-family homes of exceptional value with condos, townhomes and lofts throughout the downtown and rail district areas.

Education is highly valued. The schools, both public and private, offer a tradition of academic excellence that consistently rank them as some of the finest schools in the country. Sports and extra-curricular activities are also an important part of Birmingham’s successful education system.

With so much to offer, Birmingham welcomes you not only as a place to live, but a place to work, shop and dine.

ADDENDUM: Birmingham

Area: 4.8 square miles.

Boundaries: 14 Mile to Quarton/Big Beaver, Cranbrook Road to area east of Adams Road.

Population: 21,723 (July 2022)

Median Home Sale Price: $609,000

Median Household Income: $127,000

Economic Base: Residential with significant retail/office space.

Tax Rates: (2022) Homestead 38.5810, Non-Homestead 51.5668

Libraries: Baldwin Library, 300 Merrill, Birmingham, (248) 647-1700; Bloomfield Township Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Township, (248) 642-5800.

Schools: Birmingham Public Schools (248) 203-3000, Community Education (248) 203-3800, Early Childhood Center (248) 203-5800, Project Find (Special Education) (248) 203-5818

Public Safety: 2 Fire Stations, one on Adams Road and one at Maple and Chesterfield Roads. Fire Stations (248) 530-1906, Police Department (248) 530-1870, Dial 911 for EMS.

Transportation: SMART bus fixed routes and Connector reservations call (866)962-5515, www.smartbus.org. NEXT provides Community Transit Service for seniors, call (248) 203-5270.

Utilities: DTE Energy (electric), Consumers Energy (gas), AT&T (U-VERSE), Xfinity, Wide Open West (WOW) cable, municipal water and sewer. Trash call Car Trucking at (586) 791-8480 www.bhamgov.org

For information about Neighborhood Associations, visit www.bhamgov.org/clerk