For those who have been contemplating moving to Birmingham, local residents, local movers, and real estate agents know that you may be searching for the reasons why people move to Birmingham. As of late, here are a few!

Hello decent house prices! Birmingham, Alabama is quite affordable and you’d probably want to move here immediately, especially when your wallet will feel more full, more often.

There are a lot of interesting places to go and see. Birmingham has a wide variety of shopping, restaurants, bars and live performances, so you can soak up pretty much everything that Birmingham has to offer.

Birmingham is not too north and not too south in regards to location in the state, which makes it great to travel to and from.

Speaking of traveling, most people who go to Venice see beautiful canals, but why not go to Birmingham? They have more canals than Venice! There are also great beaches like Gulf Shores and Orange Beach.

Birmingham is a city that is always moving forward and has great job opportunities, making it perfect for those who are moving with families and will be needing careers that are not extremely difficult to find.

Some very popular, safe, excellent neighborhoods (outskirts) are Forrest Park, Highland Park, Cestwood, South Eastlake, South Roebuck, South Avondale, Redmont Park. Living in the suburbs are an excellent thing to keep in mind when researching your move to Birmingham.