Fountain Heights Park

Birmingham, AL

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Fountain Heights Park - Birmingham, AL

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Apartment renters in Fountain Heights enjoy a historic district with an innovative atmosphere. The downtown theater district hosts the Sidewalk Film Festival each August, presenting new, independent films in several beautifully-restored theaters from the early 20th century, including the Alabama Theater with its marvelous Wurlitzer organ. The historic Carver Theater incorporates an Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame museum and hosts monthly jazz jam sessions. Redemptive Cycles hosts weekly bike rides in the neighborhood along with fun events such as a bicycle jousting competition.

Hungry residents get to choose among several outstanding restaurants. Award-winning ribs can be found at Magnolia BBQ and Fish. Those in the mood for classic soul food can be found chomping down at Mrs. B's on Fourth. Yeh Man Caribbean serves Jamaican jerk chicken, while Green Acres Cafe dishes up catfish and fried green tomatoes.

Rent Trends

As of March 2025, the average apartment rent in Fountain Heights Park is $373 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Fountain Heights Park has increased by 1.1% in the past year.

  • 2 BR

  • 1,000 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $373/month

    Average Rent

Transportation

37

Car-Dependent

out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

This area is considered a car-dependent area and most errands will require a car.

31

Some Transit

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You'll likely want a car when living in this area since it has few transit options.

28

Somewhat Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

You might be able to find places to ride your bike in this area, but you’ll most likely want your car for most errands.

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • McWane Science Center
  • Vulcan Park and Museum
  • Birmingham Botanical Gardens
  • Birmingham Zoo
  • Homewood Forest Preserve

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2025.