Gardendale
- Suburb of Birmingham, AL
Suburb
Gardendale
- grade BOverall Grade
- Suburb of Birmingham, AL
- Rating 4 out of 5 33 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B
- Crime & Safetygrade C
- Housinggrade B+
- Nightlifegrade C+
- Good for Familiesgrade B
- Diversitygrade B
- Jobsgrade B+
- Weathergrade B
- Cost of Livinggrade B+
- Health & Fitnessgrade B
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade C+
- Commutegrade B minus
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$190,400
National
$244,900Median Rent
$908
National
$1,163Area Feel
Rural
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Gardendale Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault582.4national 282.7
- Murder7.2national 6.1
- Rape21.6national 40.7
- Robbery64.7national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary237.3national 500.1
- Theft2,099.7national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft158.2national 284
Residents
Working in Gardendale
Jobs
grade B+
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$74,608
National
$69,021Top Public Schools Serving Gardendale
- grade A+
Alabama School of Fine Arts
- Rating 4.39 out of 5 67 reviews
- grade A minus
Mortimer Jordan High School
- Rating 4.12 out of 5 121 reviews
- grade A minus
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate Pleasant Grove Campus
- Rating 5 out of 5 2 reviews
- grade B
Gardendale High School
- Rating 3.77 out of 5 204 reviews
- grade B minus
Mt. Olive Elementary School
- Rating 5 out of 5 1 review
Top Private Schools Near Gardendale
- grade A+
The Altamont School
- Rating 4.35 out of 5 26 reviews
- grade A
John Carroll Catholic High School
- Rating 3.99 out of 5 125 reviews
- grade A
Mountain View Baptist School
- Rating 4.06 out of 5 16 reviews
- grade A minus
Islamic Academy of Alabama
- Rating 4.09 out of 5 11 reviews
- grade B+
Jefferson Christian Academy
- Rating 3.9 out of 5 29 reviews
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Gardendale Reviews
Rating 4 out of 5 33 reviews
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It's the average all American town. The academics are good and provide classes in all sorts of subjects. The town itself is too involved with the church but overall, the town is a nice little community.
I love living in Gardendale because you get the feeling of a small hometown with unique shops paired with life in a bigger town where you will meet new people everywhere you go. There also is an abundance of fast food restaurants in and around the city which is perfect for grab and go car rides. I have been living there my whole life and I would not have wanted to grow up anywhere else. There is a great school system which has an amazing sports program that is unmatched in some of the divisions that it is in.
Gardendale is overall a nice town, but is pretty average and doesn’t have any attractions. It’s a nice suburb for the average working family, but some people in the town are more close-minded then I would like.