McCalla, AL vs Homewood, AL

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

MetricMcCalla, ALHomewood, AL
Population13,25327,829
Median Household Income$87,468$94,485
Median Rent$1,777/mo$1,463/mo
Median Home Value$279,900$558,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9292
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income32.9%52.4%
Poverty Rate6.3%8.9%
Unemployment Rate2.9% (county)2.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k376*168
Property Crime Rate /100k1,533*1,761
Median AQI5252
Good AQI Days /yr159159
Summer Highs91°F90°F
Winter Lows36°F37°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute27.1 min17.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.514.3
College Degree Rate34.5%70.9%
Foreign-Born %3.2%7.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+6.4%

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.