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1 / 25#25. Mount Olive
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,449
Best places to live in the Birmingham metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Birmingham metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Argo
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,456
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3 / 25#23. Moody
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 13,378
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4 / 25#22. Columbiana
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 4,640
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5 / 25#21. Springville
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,949
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6 / 25#20. Lake View
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,238
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7 / 25#19. Grayson Valley
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 5,882
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8 / 25#18. Gardendale
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 16,110
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9 / 25#17. Leeds
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 12,221
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10 / 25#16. Montevallo
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 7,429
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11 / 25#15. Morris
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 2,546
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12 / 25#14. Irondale
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 13,462
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13 / 25#13. Calera
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 17,188
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14 / 25#12. Chelsea
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 15,731
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15 / 25#11. Brook Highland
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 8,428
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16 / 25#10. Trussville
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 26,182
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17 / 25#9. Alabaster
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 33,633
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18 / 25#8. Helena
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 21,452
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19 / 25#7. Pelham
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 24,510
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20 / 25#6. Mountain Brook
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 22,160
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21 / 25#5. Indian Springs Village
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 2,637
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22 / 25#4. Vestavia Hills
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 38,704
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23 / 25#3. Hoover
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 92,401
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24 / 25#2. Homewood
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 27,697
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25 / 25#1. Meadowbrook
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 8,939
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