Birmingham vs Mountain Brook

Birmingham and Mountain Brook on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

51D+

B75

Mountain Brook ahead by 24Editorial weights

Category by category

FHousingA−

Mountain Brook +56 pts

FSchoolsA+

Mountain Brook +67 pts

BCost of livingF

Birmingham +38 pts

B+CommuteB+

Mountain Brook +4 pts

BAmenitiesD

Birmingham +26 pts

FEmploymentA

Mountain Brook +55 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$159kMedian home value$916k

$1,107Median rent$1,456

20.8 minMean commute16.4 min

$46kMedian household income$201k

0.50%Effective property tax0.84%

13th pctWithin-state proficiency100th pct

149Restaurants & cafés19

198,173Population22,029

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.