Mountain Brook.
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Alabama·Jefferson County
9 tracts·26K people·$916K median·2,050/mi²
White 95 · Multiracial 2 · Hispanic 1 · Asian 1 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 73 · Living alone 22 · Other 5
Professional 39 · Health 25 · Leisure 14 · Retail 11 · Manufacturing 4 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 74 · Sales · office 17 · Service 4 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 79 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 5 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Mountain Brook is $916,300 (Census ACS) — 2.0× the US median of $458,812.
Mountain Brook has 22,029 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.9; the population is 95.1% White, 2.4% Multiracial, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% Black and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 88.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.2% (Census ACS).
Crestline Elementary School (93%), Cherokee Bend Elementary School (90%) and Mountain Brook Elementary School (88%) lead the elementary schools; Mountain Brook Junior High School is the middle school with reported scores (81%); Mountain Brook High School is the high school with reported scores (78%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,456/month, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Mountain Brook is $201,479 a year, 134% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Mountain Brook, median rent is $1,456/month and the median home value is $916,300 (Census ACS).
Mountain Brook reported 0.7 violent crimes and 10.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 37°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Mountain Brook are tornado (91), lightning (87) and earthquake (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Mountain Brook scores 8.6 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.3% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).