Birmingham, AL — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
Homes in the Birmingham area served by ZIP code 35249 carry a county-level effective property tax rate of 0.59%, so annual taxes stay tied closely to whatever a house is worth rather than rising independently of it. That rate shapes how far a paycheck stretches for anyone buying here, since a higher sale price pulls a larger tax bill along with it. Sales taxes add 6.00% at checkout, a cost that hits spending on everyday goods regardless of home value. Together, the property levy and the sales rate determine what households actually keep after taxes and housing costs are covered.