Neighborhood Profile

Five Points South

Birmingham, AL | Jefferson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
38.8
National rank: #11,362 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
41.5
Score
Value Opportunity
38.8
Score
Momentum
34.4
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationBirmingham, AL
CountyJefferson County
National rank#11,362 of 14,967
State rank#167 of 258
City rank#45 of 88
County rank#45 of 88
National percentile24.1
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$350,295
Year-over-year home value change-2.6%
Month-over-month home value change0.30%
Home value to income ratio7.52
Median household income$46,555
Bachelor's degree or higher62.7%
Civilian unemployment rate2.9%
Homeownership rate18.7%
Housing vacancy rate14.8%
Rent burden 30% or higher53.3%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Five Points South

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Five Points South?

Five Points South is ranked #45 of 88 eligible neighborhoods in Birmingham; #167 of 258 eligible neighborhoods in AL; and #11,362 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Five Points South one of the best neighborhoods in Birmingham?

Five Points South has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 38.8 and a city ranking of #45 of 88 eligible neighborhoods in Birmingham.

How much are homes worth in Five Points South?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Five Points South is approximately $350,295.

Are home values rising or falling in Five Points South?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.6% year over year and 0.30% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Five Points South?

Five Points South has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 34.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Five Points South?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $46,555.

How affordable is Five Points South relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 7.52. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Five Points South primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 18.7%.

What is the unemployment rate in Five Points South?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.9%.

How educated are residents of Five Points South?

Approximately 62.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Five Points South face high rent burden?

Approximately 53.3% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Five Points South?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

MODERATE

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications140
Estimated originations76
Home-purchase applications78
Origination rate54.5%
Home-purchase share55.5%
Average application loan$486,746
Total application loan amount$68,199,531
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage89.9%
Recent trend: Applications -7.5% YoY; originations -7.0% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.