Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 64/100
C+
Median home value$237,500
Birmingham $240,200
Median rent$1,553/mo
Birmingham $1,172/mo
Cost-burdened households20%
Birmingham 27%
Moody
St. Clair County13,488 residentsSt Clair County
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
14th of 22 Birmingham suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
52
Birmingham median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Moody is like to live in, by category
Bars show Moody against Birmingham. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Within-state proficiency62nd pct
Birmingham median 69th pct
Student–teacher ratio21.1
Birmingham median 17.0
Graduation rate93%
Birmingham median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index100
Birmingham 100
Eff. tax rate0.34%
Birmingham 0.48%
Local sales tax9.46%
Birmingham median 9.46%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute27.3 min
Birmingham 27.0 min
Under 30 minutes51%
Birmingham 59%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Birmingham median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 12/100
F
Restaurants & cafés1
Birmingham median 12 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Birmingham median 2 · within 2 miles
Parks2
Birmingham median 7 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median household income$86,627
Birmingham $71,498
Unemployment5.7%
Birmingham 4.5%
Professional occupations36%
Birmingham 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Moody on amenities
Moody's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Homewood21 mi from MoodyB+ 78 B+ Hoover24 mi from MoodyB 71 B− Birmingham18 mi from MoodyB 51 D+ Vestavia Hills17 mi from MoodyD+ 72 B− Mountain Brook16 mi from MoodyD 75 B Center Point11 mi from MoodyD− 44 D Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Moody
Is Moody, AL a good place to live?
Moody scores 52 out of 100, 14th of 22 Birmingham suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Moody expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $237,500, 1% below the Birmingham median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.34%. $1,553/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Moody?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Moody sit at the 62nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 21.1 student–teacher ratio. Moody is served by St Clair County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Moody?
The mean commute is 27.3 min, with 51% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 20% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Moody?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 1 restaurants and cafés and 2 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Moody old or new?
The median home in Moody was built in 2002 — newer 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. 83% 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.