Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Median home value$215,700
Birmingham $240,200
Median rent$721/mo
Birmingham $1,172/mo
Cost-burdened households20%
Birmingham 27%
Jasper
Walker County14,442 residentsJasper City
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
11th of 22 Birmingham suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
55
Birmingham median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Jasper is like to live in, by category
Bars show Jasper against Birmingham. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 69/100
B−
Within-state proficiency79th pct
Birmingham median 69th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.6
Birmingham median 17.0
Graduation rate92%
Birmingham median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 82/100
B+
Housing cost index84
Birmingham 100
Eff. tax rate0.30%
Birmingham 0.48%
Local sales tax9.46%
Birmingham median 9.46%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 42/100
D−
Mean commute26.8 min
Birmingham 27.0 min
Under 30 minutes60%
Birmingham 59%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Birmingham median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 43/100
D
Restaurants & cafés13
Birmingham median 12 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Birmingham median 2 · within 2 miles
Parks8
Birmingham median 7 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median household income$66,238
Birmingham $71,498
Unemployment3.5%
Birmingham 4.5%
Professional occupations37%
Birmingham 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Jasper on commute & transport
Jasper's weakest grade is D−.
Nothing within 25 miles beats Jasper on commute & transport.
Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Jasper
Is Jasper, AL a good place to live?
Jasper scores 55 out of 100, 11th of 22 Birmingham suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Jasper expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $215,700, 10% below the Birmingham median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.30%. $721/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Jasper?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Jasper sit at the 79th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 17.6 student–teacher ratio. Jasper is served by Jasper City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Jasper?
The mean commute is 26.8 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 3.4% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Jasper?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 13 restaurants and cafés and 8 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Jasper old or new?
The median home in Jasper was built in 1977 — older than the Birmingham median of 1983. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 74% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.