Northport, AL vs McCalla, AL

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

MetricNorthport, ALMcCalla, AL
Population31,21813,253
Median Household Income$80,913$87,468
Median Rent$982/mo$1,777/mo
Median Home Value$282,600$279,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)8892
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.6%32.9%
Poverty Rate12.3%6.3%
Unemployment Rate2.4%2.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k387376*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,2861,533*
Median AQI4152
Good AQI Days /yr265159
Summer Highs93°F91°F
Winter Lows38°F36°F
Snowfall0 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute21.7 min27.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.719.5
College Degree Rate38.2%34.5%
Foreign-Born %4.3%3.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.5%—

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.