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Vestavia Hills is a small city of 38,616 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's about 6 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $530k and rent runs about $2k a month.
38,616people
$530kTypical home
$1,515/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,616
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,928 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 6 mi to Birmingham, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $530k (≈$3,342/mo)
- Median rent $1,515/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (657 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BHM airport
- 7 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 666 ft
- 198 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 5 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
- 498 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
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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