Walkability by city / Birmingham, AL
Walkability in Birmingham, AL
How easy it is to get around Birmingham on foot, by transit and by bike — averaged over where the metro's 1.18 million residents live, with its most walkable neighborhoods ranked.
The metro at a glance
Each score is the average of the scores across the metro's streets, weighted by how many people live along them.
Walk Score: 14
Negligible
Driving mandatory
Transit Score: 6
Negligible
Negligible or nothing
Bike Score: 16
Negligible
Negligible or none
Where residents live, by Walk band
8% of residents live where the Walk Score is Moderate or better.
- Complete 0%
- Substantial 2%
- Moderate 6%
- Minimal 9%
- Negligible 83%
Most walkable neighborhoods
Ranked by Walk Score. Every area listed is home to at least 1,500 people; where a city has no mapped neighborhood boundaries, the whole city or community is ranked instead.
| # | Neighborhood | Walk | Transit | Bike | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Cityin Birmingham · 2,950 residents | 76Walk | 50Transit | 45Bike | 2,950 |
| 2 | OneontaCity · whole area · 7,230 residents | 47Walk | 0Transit | 37Bike | 7,230 |
| 3 | HomewoodCity · whole area · 29,360 residents | 39Walk | 18Transit | 38Bike | 29,360 |
| 4 | TarrantCity · whole area · 6,140 residents | 34Walk | 18Transit | 34Bike | 6,140 |
| 5 | MidfieldCity · whole area · 6,680 residents | 27Walk | 23Transit | 26Bike | 6,680 |
| 6 | Center PointCity · whole area · 17,070 residents | 24Walk | 19Transit | 20Bike | 17,070 |
| 7 | BirminghamCity · whole area · 202,760 residents | 23Walk | 23Transit | 34Bike | 202,760 |
| 8 | CentrevilleCity · whole area · 1,590 residents | 23Walk | 0Transit | 14Bike | 1,590 |
| 9 | ClantonCity · whole area · 9,480 residents | 23Walk | 0Transit | 19Bike | 9,480 |
| 10 | Vestavia HillsCity · whole area · 35,110 residents | 22Walk | 9Transit | 24Bike | 35,110 |
| 11 | BlountsvilleTown · whole area · 1,500 residents | 22Walk | 0Transit | 19Bike | 1,500 |
| 12 | TrussvilleCity · whole area · 24,030 residents | 22Walk | 0Transit | 17Bike | 24,030 |
| 13 | Mountain BrookCity · whole area · 22,850 residents | 21Walk | 3Transit | 20Bike | 22,850 |
| 14 | HooverCity · whole area · 89,570 residents | 21Walk | 6Transit | 17Bike | 89,570 |
| 15 | MontevalloCity · whole area · 6,810 residents | 20Walk | 0Transit | 15Bike | 6,810 |
| 16 | Brook HighlandCommunity · whole area · 6,010 residents | 19Walk | 7Transit | 18Bike | 6,010 |
| 17 | ColumbianaCity · whole area · 4,080 residents | 18Walk | 0Transit | 11Bike | 4,080 |
| 18 | Grayson ValleyCommunity · whole area · 5,100 residents | 18Walk | 0Transit | 12Bike | 5,100 |
| 19 | JemisonCity · whole area · 1,980 residents | 18Walk | 0Transit | 14Bike | 1,980 |
| 20 | WarriorCity · whole area · 2,480 residents | 17Walk | 0Transit | 14Bike | 2,480 |
| 21 | BessemerCity · whole area · 30,730 residents | 17Walk | 20Transit | 26Bike | 30,730 |
| 22 | FairfieldCity · whole area · 8,660 residents | 17Walk | 5Transit | 36Bike | 8,660 |
| 23 | Pell CityCity · whole area · 12,960 residents | 16Walk | 0Transit | 15Bike | 12,960 |
| 24 | ForestdaleCommunity · whole area · 7,810 residents | 16Walk | 0Transit | 12Bike | 7,810 |
| 25 | ClayCity · whole area · 10,460 residents | 15Walk | 0Transit | 9Bike | 10,460 |
Show all 68 ranked areas
| # | Neighborhood | Walk | Transit | Bike | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | PelhamCity · whole area · 21,610 residents | 15Walk | 0Transit | 12Bike | 21,610 |
| 27 | Pleasant GroveCity · whole area · 8,960 residents | 13Walk | 0Transit | 13Bike | 8,960 |
| 28 | JasperCity · whole area · 14,230 residents | 13Walk | 0Transit | 18Bike | 14,230 |
| 29 | SpringvilleCity · whole area · 3,340 residents | 12Walk | 0Transit | 8Bike | 3,340 |
| 30 | IrondaleCity · whole area · 12,070 residents | 12Walk | 1Transit | 12Bike | 12,070 |
| 31 | HelenaCity · whole area · 21,540 residents | 12Walk | 0Transit | 9Bike | 21,540 |
| 32 | Indian Springs VillageCity · whole area · 3,240 residents | 11Walk | 0Transit | 7Bike | 3,240 |
| 33 | BrentCity · whole area · 2,470 residents | 11Walk | 0Transit | 11Bike | 2,470 |
| 34 | LeedsCity · whole area · 11,080 residents | 11Walk | 0Transit | 12Bike | 11,080 |
| 35 | Eagle PointCommunity · whole area · 2,140 residents | 11Walk | 0Transit | 16Bike | 2,140 |
| 36 | ChelseaCity · whole area · 13,830 residents | 10Walk | 0Transit | 6Bike | 13,830 |
| 37 | FultondaleCity · whole area · 8,520 residents | 10Walk | 0Transit | 12Bike | 8,520 |
| 38 | HueytownCity · whole area · 16,190 residents | 10Walk | 0Transit | 13Bike | 16,190 |
| 39 | SumitonCity · whole area · 2,570 residents | 9Walk | 0Transit | 10Bike | 2,570 |
| 40 | GardendaleCity · whole area · 16,530 residents | 9Walk | 0Transit | 11Bike | 16,530 |
| 41 | AlabasterCity · whole area · 31,460 residents | 9Walk | 0Transit | 9Bike | 31,460 |
| 42 | WilsonvilleTown · whole area · 1,580 residents | 9Walk | 0Transit | 6Bike | 1,580 |
| 43 | PinsonCity · whole area · 8,470 residents | 8Walk | 0Transit | 6Bike | 8,470 |
| 44 | Highland LakesCommunity · whole area · 5,580 residents | 8Walk | 0Transit | 9Bike | 5,580 |
| 45 | McCallaCommunity · whole area · 13,570 residents | 8Walk | 0Transit | 7Bike | 13,570 |
| 46 | ClevelandTown · whole area · 1,560 residents | 7Walk | 0Transit | 9Bike | 1,560 |
| 47 | CaleraCity · whole area · 14,350 residents | 7Walk | 0Transit | 10Bike | 14,350 |
| 48 | HaydenTown · whole area · 1,710 residents | 7Walk | 0Transit | 9Bike | 1,710 |
| 49 | LipscombCity · whole area · 1,870 residents | 7Walk | 12Transit | 11Bike | 1,870 |
| 50 | MoodyCity · whole area · 14,160 residents | 7Walk | 0Transit | 5Bike | 14,160 |
| 51 | GraysvilleCity · whole area · 2,770 residents | 6Walk | 0Transit | 5Bike | 2,770 |
| 52 | MorrisCity · whole area · 1,830 residents | 6Walk | 0Transit | 9Bike | 1,830 |
| 53 | AdamsvilleCity · whole area · 5,190 residents | 5Walk | 0Transit | 4Bike | 5,190 |
| 54 | ArgoCity · whole area · 5,070 residents | 5Walk | 0Transit | 5Bike | 5,070 |
| 55 | BrightonCity · whole area · 3,250 residents | 5Walk | 17Transit | 16Bike | 3,250 |
| 56 | OdenvilleCity · whole area · 4,780 residents | 5Walk | 0Transit | 5Bike | 4,780 |
| 57 | RemlapCommunity · whole area · 2,690 residents | 4Walk | 0Transit | 5Bike | 2,690 |
| 58 | KimberlyCity · whole area · 3,360 residents | 3Walk | 0Transit | 6Bike | 3,360 |
| 59 | ThorsbyCity · whole area · 2,000 residents | 3Walk | 0Transit | 6Bike | 2,000 |
| 60 | AshvilleCity · whole area · 1,860 residents | 3Walk | 0Transit | 2Bike | 1,860 |
| 61 | MargaretCity · whole area · 4,280 residents | 3Walk | 0Transit | 3Bike | 4,280 |
| 62 | DoraCity · whole area · 2,180 residents | 2Walk | 0Transit | 7Bike | 2,180 |
| 63 | VincentTown · whole area · 1,610 residents | 2Walk | 0Transit | 3Bike | 1,610 |
| 64 | MeadowbrookCommunity · whole area · 6,340 residents | 2Walk | 1Transit | 5Bike | 6,340 |
| 65 | Mount OliveCommunity · whole area · 2,510 residents | 1Walk | 0Transit | 1Bike | 2,510 |
| 66 | RiversideCity · whole area · 2,130 residents | 1Walk | 0Transit | 2Bike | 2,130 |
| 67 | WestoverTown · whole area · 1,830 residents | 1Walk | 0Transit | 1Bike | 1,830 |
| 68 | DunnavantCommunity · whole area · 1,670 residents | 0Walk | 0Transit | 0Bike | 1,670 |
These are averages: streets within a neighborhood can score well above or below its number. For the scores at one address, look it up.
Updated October 15, 2026.