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Transit Quality in Birmingham

Birmingham ranks #81 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 40 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 40th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Alabama.

Transit Quality score
40
Some Fun
National rank
#81 of 134
In Alabama
#1 of 2
Percentile
40th

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Birmingham sits 10 points below the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Birmingham

  1. T#79 Asheville, NC 41
  2. T#79 Tampa, FL 41
  3. #81 Birmingham, AL — this page 40
  4. #82 Fresno, CA 39
  5. T#83 Corpus Christi, TX 38

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about Birmingham

Birmingham scores 58 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: