Fountain Heights Park

Birmingham, AL

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Fountain Heights Park - Birmingham, AL Area Guide

Apartment renters in Fountain Heights enjoy a historic district with an innovative atmosphere. The downtown theater district hosts the Sidewalk Film Festival each August, presenting new, independent films in several beautifully-restored theaters from the early 20th century, including the Alabama Theater with its marvelous Wurlitzer organ. The historic Carver Theater incorporates an Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame museum and hosts monthly jazz jam sessions. Redemptive Cycles hosts weekly bike rides in the neighborhood along with fun events such as a bicycle jousting competition. Hungry residents get to choose among several outstanding restaurants. Award-winning ribs can be found at Magnolia BBQ and Fish. Those in the mood for classic soul food can be found chomping down at Mrs. B's on Fourth. Yeh Man Caribbean serves Jamaican jerk chicken, while Green Acres Cafe dishes up catfish and fried green tomatoes.

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

40 / 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

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

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

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International

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† 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.