Downtown Birmingham

Birmingham, MI

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Downtown Birmingham - Birmingham, MI Area Guide

Downtown Birmingham, Michigan, features a lively array of activities on any given day. From Vietnamese back ribs to house-made sorbets, the farm-to-table Tallulah Wine Bar & Bistro changes its menu seasonally to complement local, organic foods, while staffers bring you the best vintages from Michigan's wine country and from around the world. Catch the latest blockbuster flick in one of the Emagine Palladium's luxury seats, or take the kids to the Robot Garage for hours of block-building fun. The center of Birmingham sits around 20 miles north of downtown Detroit. Just hop on Interstate 75 for a quick drive south to reach the heart of Motor City. You can have suburban charm and city excitement when you rent a home or condo along Woodward Avenue or Brown Street, close enough to walk to everything that happens in downtown Birmingham.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Birmingham is $2,101 for a studio, $3,046 for one bedroom, $3,760 for two bedrooms, and $7,100 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Birmingham has decreased by -1.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 575 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,101/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 852 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,046/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,219 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,760/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,776 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $7,100/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Exceptionally Walkable

Walkability

90 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Fairly Drivable

Drivability

50 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Exceptional Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

100 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

50 / 100

Good Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

60 / 100

Fairly Noisy

Quiet Score

70 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Cranbrook Institute of Science
  • Catalpa Oaks County Park
  • Troy Historic Village
  • E.L. Johnson Nature Center
  • Lloyd A. Stage Nature Center

Airports

  • Detroit Metro Wayne County

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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.