McCalla, AL vs Hoover, AL

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

MetricMcCalla, ALHoover, AL
Population13,25392,642
Median Household Income$87,468$109,253
Median Rent$1,777/mo$1,457/mo
Median Home Value$279,900$412,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9292
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income32.9%44%
Poverty Rate6.3%5.1%
Unemployment Rate2.9% (county)2.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k376*66
Property Crime Rate /100k1,533*1,035
Median AQI5252
Good AQI Days /yr159159
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows36°F36°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute27.1 min25.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.515
College Degree Rate34.5%62.6%
Foreign-Born %3.2%8.9%
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.