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    Moving to Mountain Brook, AL

    Is Mountain Brook a good place to live?

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    Mountain Brook ranks #10 of 25 Alabama cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (57/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.4% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $891,300
    +11.0% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,444
    per month
    Household income
    $191,128
    median
    Unemployment
    1.0%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Mountain Brook

    The median home value in Mountain Brook is $891,300 and median rent is $1,444 a month, against a median household income of $191,128. Homes cost about 4.7× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Mountain Brook crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Alabama the 2025 rate was 353 violent and 1,501 property crimes per 100,000 people — #23 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Mountain Brook, AL

    Mountain Brook has about 22,160 residents, 1.0% unemployment and 50% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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