Alabaster, AL vs McCalla, AL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricAlabaster, ALMcCalla, AL
Population33,91713,253
Median Household Income$91,357$87,468
Median Rent$1,372/mo$1,777/mo
Median Home Value$261,700$279,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9292
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.2%32.9%
Poverty Rate7.1%6.3%
Unemployment Rate2.2%2.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k95376*
Property Crime Rate /100k9621,533*
Median AQI3652
Good AQI Days /yr—159
Summer Highs90°F91°F
Winter Lows38°F36°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute30.6 min27.1 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.119.5
College Degree Rate41.1%34.5%
Foreign-Born %6.9%3.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.2%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices McCalla (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.