Hoover, AL vs McCalla, AL

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

MetricHoover, ALMcCalla, AL
Population92,64213,253
Median Household Income$109,253$87,468
Median Rent$1,457/mo$1,777/mo
Median Home Value$412,200$279,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9292
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44%32.9%
Poverty Rate5.1%6.3%
Unemployment Rate2.1%2.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k66376*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,0351,533*
Median AQI5252
Good AQI Days /yr159159
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows36°F36°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute25.2 min27.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1519.5
College Degree Rate62.6%34.5%
Foreign-Born %8.9%3.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.1%—

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.