Relocation

There’s a host of great reasons to call Birmingham home. New arrivals come for the temperate weather. They come for medical, dentistry, optometry, and other health-related education or careers. They gravitate to Over the Mountain schools for their excellence. They see big-city amenities with a small town’s relative lack of traffic and congestion. They see easy access to interstates and an approachable airport.

There’s no end to the reasons, but next comes the difficult part: where to live? The ease and convenience of Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, and Homewood are matched by their solid school systems, walkable neighborhoods, and charming homes. Downtown loft living is, despite the economic downturn, still drawing those empty nesters or young hipsters who want to be where the action is. They enjoy some of the best that city life has to offer. Talk to those choosing suburbs and small towns beyond the city’s core, and they’ll likely argue how pleasant it is to live in your own self-contained community removed from the hustle and bustle of the city. Of course it also depends on your job location and your commute. Fortunately, there are plenty of options.