Vestavia Hills vs Mountain Brook

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

72B−

B75

Mountain Brook ahead by 3Editorial weights

Category by category

B+HousingA−

Mountain Brook +6 pts

A−SchoolsA+

Mountain Brook +10 pts

D+Cost of livingF

Vestavia Hills +14 pts

B+CommuteB+

Mountain Brook +2 pts

D+AmenitiesD

Vestavia Hills +5 pts

B+EmploymentA

Mountain Brook +9 pts

—Residents—

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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

$530kMedian home value$916k

$1,515Median rent$1,456

19.3 minMean commute16.4 min

$134kMedian household income$201k

0.74%Effective property tax0.84%

99th pctWithin-state proficiency100th pct

37Restaurants & cafés19

38,616Population22,029

0Resident responses0

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