McCalla, AL vs Alabaster, AL

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

MetricMcCalla, ALAlabaster, AL
Population13,25333,917
Median Household Income$87,468$91,357
Median Rent$1,777/mo$1,372/mo
Median Home Value$279,900$261,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9292
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income32.9%49.2%
Poverty Rate6.3%7.1%
Unemployment Rate2.9% (county)2.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k376*95
Property Crime Rate /100k1,533*962
Median AQI5236
Good AQI Days /yr159—
Summer Highs91°F90°F
Winter Lows36°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute27.1 min30.6 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.517.1
College Degree Rate34.5%41.1%
Foreign-Born %3.2%6.9%
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.