Jefferson County, Alabama — cities by momentum

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20 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

20
Cities tracked
572,092
Combined population
$230,076
Median home (county)
11
Rising / Hot

Jefferson County, Alabama has 20 tracked cities with a combined population of 572,092. The median home value across these cities is $230,076.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Homewood, with a composite score of 73 (Rising) — median home $566,121, +4.6% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Tarrant at $75,894.

Homewood

pop 27,919
73
Rising$566,121 · +4.6%

Mountain Brook

pop 21,701
69
Rising$1,041,426 · +6.2%

Gardendale

pop 16,444
67
Rising$267,733 · +2.6%

Leeds

pop 12,573
67
Rising$250,988 · +2.0%

Trussville

pop 27,079
66
Rising$396,997 · +2.8%

Pinson

pop 7,781
66
Rising$217,123 · -0.2%

Irondale

pop 13,545
65
Rising$290,063 · +1.8%

Vestavia Hills

pop 38,151
64
Rising$567,319 · +3.4%

Hoover

pop 93,013
63
Rising$439,044 · +2.5%

Fultondale

pop 9,325
63
Rising$230,076 · +3.2%

Grayson Valley

pop 5,982
62
Rising$174,903 · +0.4%

Clay

pop 10,241
60
Stable$251,843 · +0.4%

Forestdale

pop 10,409
60
Stable$172,379 · +2.8%

Hueytown

pop 16,185
59
Stable$163,814 · +1.4%

Center Point

pop 15,603
55
Stable$153,994 · +1.5%

Pleasant Grove

pop 9,375
53
Stable$225,560 · -1.0%

Tarrant

pop 5,806
51
Stable$75,894 · +5.5%

Bessemer

pop 25,079
48
Stable$133,314 · +1.8%

Birmingham

pop 196,357
40
Cooling$137,201 · -2.1%

Fairfield

pop 9,524
25
Declining$92,483 · -7.1%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
56° / 36°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
91° / 71°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
215
~59% of year
Annual precip
58″ rain
1″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Moderate
Tornado
Very high
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
High

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.