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Brook Highland is a big small town of 8,146 people in Shelby County, Alabama. It's about 9 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $427k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,146people
$427kTypical home
$1,460/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,146
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,955 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 9 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $427k (≈$2,695/mo)
- Median rent $1,460/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BHM airport
- 9 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 197 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 199 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+41 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk