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.

#25. Mount Olive

– Niche grade: B
– Public school grade: B
– Population: 3,449

#24. Argo

– Niche grade: B
– Public school grade: B
– Population: 4,456

#23. Moody

– Niche grade: B+
– Public school grade: B
– Population: 13,378

#22. Columbiana

– Niche grade: B+
– Public school grade: B+
– Population: 4,640

#21. Springville

– Niche grade: B+
– Public school grade: B
– Population: 4,949

#20. Lake View

– Niche grade: B+
– Public school grade: B
– Population: 4,238

#19. Grayson Valley

– Niche grade: B+
– Public school grade: C
– Population: 5,882

#18. Gardendale

– Niche grade: A-
– Public school grade: B
– Population: 16,110

#17. Leeds

– Niche grade: A-
– Public school grade: B
– Population: 12,221

#16. Montevallo

– Niche grade: A-
– Public school grade: B
– Population: 7,429

#15. Morris

– Niche grade: A-
– Public school grade: B+
– Population: 2,546

#14. Irondale

– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: B
– Population: 13,462

#13. Calera

– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: B+
– Population: 17,188

#12. Chelsea

– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A-
– Population: 15,731

#11. Brook Highland

– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 8,428

#10. Trussville

– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 26,182

#9. Alabaster

– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 33,633

#8. Helena

– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A-
– Population: 21,452

#7. Pelham

– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 24,510

#6. Mountain Brook

– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 22,160

#5. Indian Springs Village

– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 2,637

#4. Vestavia Hills

– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 38,704

#3. Hoover

– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 92,401

#2. Homewood

– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 27,697

#1. Meadowbrook

– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 8,939