What is the City of Birmingham like? 

Birmingham Michigan is a small town in Oakland County.   It is less than 5 mile square miles in size. Woodward Avenue runs through the city.  If you are moving to Michigan from out of state you may not know that Birmingham is one of many excellent cities that buyers really want to live in.   Birmingham has a centralized downtown area that is one of the biggest outside of downtown Detroit. 

Downtown Birmingham is full of home town businesses.  There are some chain stores but the downtown area has many mom and pop boutique type stores.  It is the same way with the restaurants and bars in downtown.  It is a very active downtown area.  You will see people shopping and walking around most times of the day.  It is a place that people from surrounding cities come to.  This is one of the reasons Michigan residents love Birmingham.

So what makes Birmingham so special? 

Birmingham has been a highly desirable city for over 40 years (for as long as I remember).  It has a history of being a prestigious city.  Wealthy home buyers have always flocked to the city.  Some of the reasons Birmingham homes are so special are:

1. Schools - Birmingham schools are very highly rated
2. Crime - Crime is almost non existent
3. Great Location - Woodward runs right into Downtown Detroit
4. Similar demographics - Wealthy residents

Birmingham Public Schools Rankings

Birmingham students typically score above the national norms. Birmingham Public Schools is a top rated, public school district located in Birmingham. It has 8,005 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 15 to 1. According to state test scores, 66% of students are at least proficient in math and 74% in reading.  According to Niche.com  Niche ranks nearly 100,000 schools and districts based on statistics and millions of opinions from students and parents.  Birmingham ranks 8 of 556 for Best School Districts in Michigan, 10 of 578 for safest School Districts in Michigan, and 13 of 552 Best Places to Teach in Michigan according to Niche.

Birmingham Public Schools contains 13 schools and 8,005 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 20%. Also, 5.7% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body at the schools served by Birmingham Public Schools is 79.1% White, 10.2% Black, 4.2% Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.1% Hispanic/Latino, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.  

Best real estate agents in Birmingham MI

In Birmingham Public Schools, 73% of middle school students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 68% tested at or above that level for math. And 86% of high school students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 70% tested at or above that level for math.  It is an excellent school system to send your children too.  Also nearby is two excellent private schools....Cranbrook and Detroit Country Day.

Here are a few nearby cities.... Beverly Hills, Royal Oak, and Rochester. 

How Safe is Birmingham MI

Birmingham is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (77%) and also has a lower crime rate than 74% of the communities in Michigan. Birmingham crime rates are 76% lower than the national average.  Violent crimes in Birmingham are 98% lower than the national average.  In Birmingham you have a 1 in 177 chance of becoming a victim of crime.  Birmingham is safer than 88% of the cities in the US. 

Location of Birmingham

It is just 28 minutes to downtown Detroit straight down Woodward Avenue.  It is 16 minutes to Auburn Hills, 14 minutes to Troy, and 13 minutes to Troy.  So wherever you work you can get from Birmingham to work reasonably quickly.  

Birmingham Demographics

Like most cities home buyers want to live in communities where people like them live.  People who are of the same economic status and have the same characteristics and beliefs.  Here are some of the demographics for Birmingham MI.