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Hoover is a mid-size city of 92,642 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's about 11 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $412k and rent runs about $1k a month.
92,642people
$412kTypical home
$1,457/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 92,642
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,865 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 11 mi to Birmingham, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $412k (≈$2,599/mo)
- Median rent $1,457/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,062 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BHM airport
- 13 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 463 ft
- 192 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 206 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 488 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+10 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk