Homewood
- Suburb of Birmingham, AL
Suburb
Homewood
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Suburb of Birmingham, AL
- Rating 4.19 out of 5 64 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A+
- Crime & Safetygrade B minus
- Housinggrade A minus
- Nightlifegrade A minus
- Good for Familiesgrade A+
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Jobsgrade B+
- Weathergrade B
- Cost of Livinggrade B minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade A+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade B+
- Commutegrade A minus
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$347,800
National
$217,500Median Rent
$1,112
National
$1,062Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Homewood Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade B minus
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault129.3national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape27.4national 40.7
- Robbery137.1national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary540.7national 500.1
- Theft2,938.5national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft266.4national 284
Residents
Working in Homewood
Jobs
grade B+
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$84,157
National
$62,843Top Public Schools Serving Homewood
- grade A+
Homewood High School
- Rating 4.21 out of 5 253 reviews
- grade A+
Homewood Middle School
- Rating 5 out of 5 3 reviews
- grade A+
Shades Cahaba Elementary School
- Rating 4.25 out of 5 4 reviews
- grade A+
Edgewood Elementary School
- Rating 5 out of 5 1 review
- grade A
Hall Kent Elementary School
- Rating 4 out of 5 6 reviews
Top Private Schools in Homewood
- grade A
John Carroll Catholic High School
- Rating 3.98 out of 5 121 reviews
- grade A minus
Islamic Academy of Alabama
- Rating 3.88 out of 5 8 reviews
- grade unavailable
Our Lady of Sorrows School
- Rating 5 out of 5 3 reviews
- grade unavailable
Creative Montessori School
- Rating 5 out of 5 1 review
- grade unavailable
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Rating 4.19 out of 5 64 reviews
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My experience at Homewood has been nothing but the best! I was raised in Homewood and went to Homewood City Schools for the majority of my life. The teachers at Homewood want nothing but the best for their students. They go the long mile to provide an environment of learning that enables students to be individuals of their own. Homewood is a family oriented community. They strive to do their best to keep the community going. The community has fundraisers, events, and foundations to give back to the city. As a senior in college finishing up my last semester, I appreciate the people who have raised and helped me achieve my overall success!
It's basically Suburbia/Pleasantville. Good for raising kids and very close to Birmingham, but also quite conservative and known for hiding any corruption within its systems, especially at the schools. More diverse than surrounding neighborhoods like Mountain Brook and has a lot of great restaurants and shopping options, however, it's still expensive and clearly gentrified. I'm glad to be privileged enough to spend my childhood here, but after college, I'm never living here again.
My thoughts on Homewood:
* If you're looking to locate to the BHM area, I would put Homewood at the top of your list. It's close to everything and the schools are good relative to other options in the metro area. The housing stock is a mixed bag, but you can find something nice. We have a historic house on a 0.5 acre lot, which is nice considering proximity to city.
* No kids in school so I'll just repeat that the schools are highly ranked.
* Homewood's location is very good. After living in some major US metros prior to here, I found living here to be quite easy. We face almost no traffic and everything seems close by. This is the aspect of Homewood that really stands out as a positive to me, especially for folks moving from other major metros.
* If a 5 star rating means one of the best towns in America, then Homewood is 3 stars. Yes we have some nice things, but this is still central Alabama. It's delusional to suggest otherwise.
* If you're looking to locate to the BHM area, I would put Homewood at the top of your list. It's close to everything and the schools are good relative to other options in the metro area. The housing stock is a mixed bag, but you can find something nice. We have a historic house on a 0.5 acre lot, which is nice considering proximity to city.
* No kids in school so I'll just repeat that the schools are highly ranked.
* Homewood's location is very good. After living in some major US metros prior to here, I found living here to be quite easy. We face almost no traffic and everything seems close by. This is the aspect of Homewood that really stands out as a positive to me, especially for folks moving from other major metros.
* If a 5 star rating means one of the best towns in America, then Homewood is 3 stars. Yes we have some nice things, but this is still central Alabama. It's delusional to suggest otherwise.