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Vestavia Hills, AL

Found within zip code: 35216
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $328,502
  • high cost relative to Alabama
  • high cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,734,000+  0%
$1,300,001-$1,734,000  0%
$867,001-$1,300,000  5%
$694,001-$867,000  4%
$520,001-$694,000  8%
$347,001-$520,000  26%
$173,001-$347,000  38%
$86,001-$173,000  18%
$0-$86,000  1%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very high cost relative to AL, high cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Suburban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms), a few Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Urban Sophisticates, Artsy/funky


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 10 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican, some East Asian, some Asian Indian
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some Portuguese speaking

School Rating Information


Vestavia Hills Educational Rating
This town is served by one school district.

VESTAVIA HILLS CITY School District




5,693 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
10
Better than:
of AL school
districts
99.2%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
7
Better than:
of US school
districts
66.4%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
14
STATE AVERAGE 13

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

95%
78%
96%
82%
94%
74%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
CAHABA HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
4401 DOLLY RIDGE ROAD, VESTAVIA HILLS, AL 35243
(205) 402-5480
KG-06
LIBERTY PARK ELEMENTARY
17051 LIBERTY PKWY, VESTAVIA HILLS, AL 35242
(205) 402-5400
KG-06
LOUIS PIZITZ MIDDLE SCHOOL
2020 PIZITZ DR, VESTAVIA HILLS, AL 35216
(205) 402-5350
06-08
VESTAVIA HILLS ELEMENTARY CENTRAL
1289 MONTGOMERY HWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35216
(205) 402-5300
04-05
VESTAVIA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST
2109 TYSON DR, VESTAVIA HILLS, AL 35216
(205) 402-5200
KG-03
VESTAVIA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST
1965 MERRYVALE RD, VESTAVIA HILLS, AL 35216
(205) 402-5151
KG-03
VESTAVIA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
2235 LIME ROCK RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35216
(205) 402-5250
09-12
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 86.8 59.4
BLACK (%) 7.1 36.0
HISPANIC (%) 1.4 2.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 4.3 1.0
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.3 0.8
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 5.3 51.6
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,654 $32,186,000 55.1
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $389 $2,216,000 3.8
STAFF $207 $1,177,000 2.0
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $227 $1,294,000 2.2
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $430 $2,446,000 4.2
OPERATION $784 $4,465,000 7.6
TRANSPORTATION $58 $328,000 0.6
OTHER $217 $1,234,000 2.1
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,312 $13,160,000 22.5
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $2,298 $13,080,000 22.4
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $10,263 $58,426,000 100.0
Vestavia Hills EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Vestavia Hills WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 53.3
CHILDREN IN Vestavia Hills LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 2.6

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Vestavia Hills Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AL*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 106.28% 5.59% 3 4
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About Vestavia Hills

Vestavia Hills is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 24,852 people and just one neighborhood, Vestavia Hills is the 17th largest community in Alabama.

Vestavia Hills is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.23% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Vestavia Hills is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vestavia Hills who work in management occupations (17.29%), sales jobs (17.10%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.31%).

Also of interest is that Vestavia Hills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Vestavia Hills, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Vestavia Hills is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Vestavia Hills is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 99.3% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Vestavia Hills.

Being a small city, Vestavia Hills does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Vestavia Hills Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Vestavia Hills, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Vestavia Hills is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.79% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Vestavia Hills in 2000 was $40,392, which is wealthy relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,568 for a family of four. However, Vestavia Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Vestavia Hills home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Vestavia Hills is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Vestavia Hills include English, Irish, German, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Vestavia Hills is English.

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