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Comparing Ann Arbor vs Birmingham

Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Pick 2 to 4 cities and see them side by side.

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Headline numbers

Ann Arbor

MI

$2,399

YoY change
+0.9%
Vacancy
4.0%
2-BR rent
—
Cap rate
—
Renter share
54.5%

Birmingham

MI

$3,100

YoY change
+3.8%
Vacancy
12.0%
2-BR rent
—
Cap rate
—
Renter share
22.9%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Ann Arbor vs Birmingham

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric Ann ArborBirmingham
Median household income $82,212$153,510
Median age 27.741.8
Renter household share 54.5%22.9%
YoY rent change +0.9%+3.8%
Cap rate (overall) ——
$/unit (MFR) ——

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.