What it's like to live in Hueytown
Hueytown is a small city in Alabama with home prices that remain within reach, county unemployment below the national average, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Hueytown deals with household incomes below the national average, crime rates above the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and college degree attainment below the national average.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Low unemployment in the county
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Crime above national average
- Air quality concerns
- Low college degree attainment
- Shrinking population
- Hot summers
How Hueytown compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Hueytown
Based on Hueytown's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,608
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $52,160 a year
- 46% of Hueytown renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$31,060
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $15,530
- Homes cost 2.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,304/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,304 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $155,300. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $155,300 · 46% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
2.9% county unemployment
Unemployment in Jefferson County is 2.9%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Jefferson County (county-wide)
Safety▲ 44% above US
474 violent crimes per 100k
Crime is worth weighing seriously here. Rates run above the national average, and while plenty of residents live comfortably, neighborhood selection matters a lot more than it does in a safer city.
Property crime 1983/100k · Hueytown Police Department · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
26 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 26.4 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 36°F. It's a wet climate overall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 42% below US
21% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 21%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
4 public schools inside the boundary
There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (14 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Hueytown's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and county unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and crime rates above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,304/mo) equals 25% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low).
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