ZIP 35235
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 35235 usually run 0.8% below trend in November and 1.1% above it in August, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 35235 is 0.3% below its high of $1,418 in August 2026, at $1,414 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 35235 changed +2.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 84 Alabama ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 35235 rose 32.8% while median household income rose 12.4% ($56,301 to $63,295). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 35235 is 39.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($63,295) is $1,582 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,360); a 3-bedroom is $1,700.
8th cheapest of 11 ZIP codes in Birmingham.
ZIP 35215, 4 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,218/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 35235. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 35235 (Birmingham, AL) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 29.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 35235 in Birmingham, AL has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 35235 in Birmingham, AL has climbed 28.8% since 2021, going from about $1,098 per month to roughly $1,414 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 35235 in Birmingham, AL now reports about $63,295, up from $58,246 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 20.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 21,357 to 20,526 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.9% change. About 34.5% of households rent today, against 32.1% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 35235 in Birmingham, AL reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 35235 covers Birmingham, AL. The median rent here is $1,414/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,240/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,360/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($63,295/yr), ZIP 35235 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.5% over the past year.
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