Avondale

Birmingham, AL

A welcoming mural greets visitors to Avondale
Historic Avondale Park includes an amphitheater, a pavilion, a walking track, and duck pond

Avondale - Birmingham, AL Area Guide

Hip Birmingham neighborhood maintains delectable food scene

Hip Convenient Trendy Walkable

Initially constructed around the Avondale Mills, from which the area takes its name, Avondale is now considered a trendy neighborhood near the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Downtown Birmingham. Avondale hosts a happening food and beverage scene with mainstays such as Saw’s Soul Kitchen, Post Office Pies, MELT, and Avondale Brewing. Entertainment and education abound near Avondale with the nearby presence of the Alabama Ballet, Alabama Theatre, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Avondale Park, and Vulcan Park and Museum.

Convenient to Routes 11, 78, and 280 as well as I-20, getting around from Avondale is easy. Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is less than four miles from Avondale as well, making air travel plans simple.

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A welcoming mural greets visitors to Avondale

Historic Avondale Park includes an amphitheater, a pavilion, a walking track, and duck pond

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Avondale is $858 for a studio, $1,143 for one bedroom, $1,144 for two bedrooms, and $1,927 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Avondale has increased by 0.9% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 750 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $858/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 715 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,143/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 700 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,144/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,257 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,927/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

30 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • McWane Science Center
  • Birmingham Botanical Gardens
  • Birmingham Zoo
  • Vulcan Park and Museum
  • Homewood Forest Preserve

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.