Vestavia Hills.
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Alabama·Jefferson County
15 tracts·34K people·$530K median·1,683/mi²
White 84 · Black 5 · Asian 5 · Hispanic 3 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0
Married couple 62 · Living alone 23 · Other 14
Professional 37 · Health 30 · Retail 15 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 64 · Sales · office 21 · Service 7 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 75 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 11 · Walk 0 · Bike 0 · Transit 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 Vestavia Hills is $530,000 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Vestavia Hills has 38,616 residents across 12 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.7; the population is 84.4% White, 5.2% Black, 4.9% Asian, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Multiracial and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 65.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.0% (Census ACS).
Vestavia Hills Elementary East (83%), Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park (83%) and Vestavia Hills Elementary West (82%) lead the elementary schools; Pizitz Middle School (81%) and Liberty Park Middle School (76%) lead the middle schools; Vestavia Hills High School is the high school with reported scores (73%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,515/month, 4% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Vestavia Hills is $134,369 a year, 56% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Vestavia Hills, median rent is $1,515/month and the median home value is $530,000 (Census ACS).
Vestavia Hills reported 0.8 violent crimes and 8.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Vestavia Hills are landslide (96), tornado (94) and lightning (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Vestavia Hills scores 9.2 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.5% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).