Homewood
Homewood is what Birmingham proper would look like if it had spent the last forty years on its skincare routine. Just over Red Mountain, the 35209 corridor packs a tidy downtown along 18th Street South, the kind where Little Professor Book Center still moves units and SAW's BBQ still smokes the brisket worth the line. Edgewood Elementary anchors the family math; SoHo Square handles the date-night one. Tradeoffs: the housing stock is older, the lots are tighter, and the price per square foot reflects every walkable block. You pay for the sidewalks. People keep paying.
Homewood by the numbers
Homewood runs female-leaning, about 48% men to 52% women.
Median individual income in Homewood is about $38,900.
Alabama has no party registration, so this is a 2024 election proxy: Jefferson County voted about 54% Harris to 44% Trump, a Democratic island in deep-red Alabama.
The median renter in Homewood pays about $1,320 a month.
About 7,800 Homewood residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Breakout Games
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SoHo Standard
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SoHo Social
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The Battery
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Edgewood Creamery
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Aden cafe and ice cream
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Pinguinitos
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New Shoes Soft Serve
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Buka
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Swing Away Golf Club
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Magic City Indoor Golf
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