Birmingham Homes & Real Estate

Birmingham Real Estate Market

The 2010 census of Birmingham boasted 20,103 residents, 9,039 households, and 5,307 families that call the Birmingham real estate market their home. Downtown Birmingham is known for being a shopping paradise. The community is very proactive and prides itself on hosting events nearly every week. Some of the events include carriage rides through the city and restaurant week promoting all eating establishments within the city's boundaries.

Luxury real estate in the Birmingham MI housing market is considered high end with classic architectural styles in upwards of 8 million dollars. The Birmingham School District is known to be one of the best in the country.

Birmingham may only be 4 ½ square miles but this little city has a lot to offer for those seeking high end retail shops, fine dining, trendy places to enjoy a cocktail or kicking back in one of two upscale movie theaters.

All centrally located in one area, the lively pedestrian downtown area is your perfect place for a night out. If you reside in Birmingham, you'll have access to nearby grocery stores, a library, movie theaters, parks, coffee shops, and ice cream parlors.

An Oakland County suburb, Birmingham is known for its luxury in the Metro Detroit area. The Townsend Hotel is located in Birmingham and boasts fine dining, night life, elegant ballrooms to host meetings, conferences and weddings and traditional English afternoon tea, all in a European-style hotel. But most of all, if movies are being shot in the Detroit area, most likely the cast is staying in Birmingham!

When you live in a community like Birmingham, Michigan, you can easily walk from your home to many amazing restaurants and hotspots. If you’re visiting, you’ll find there is always plenty of parking conveniently located throughout the downtown area.

Home to Google’s Detroit office as well as McCann’s Detroit office, Birmingham is a business-friendly environment which accommodates many productions making their way from Hollywood to Michigan. You’ll also be mere minutes away from the bustling communities of Royal Oak and Ferndale which offer a robust nightlife and lots more in designer boutiques and local shopping opportunities.

Birmingham School Information

Birmingham is considered a high-achieving district with 15 schools educating its students. The schools here are considered some of the best and boast the highest MEAP and MME scores in the country (according to the Birmingham School District website). Over 90% of the students in Birmingham head off to colleges such as Harvard, the University of Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins University, and (of course) both the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.

Birmingham consists of 15 schools which include:

• 8 Elementary Schools
• 2 Middle Schools
• 2 High Schools