Living in Montgomery, AL
Mid-size city in Alabama
Montgomery is a mid-size city in Alabama, home to about 198,000 people, with 312,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Montgomery a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $155k and rents for $1,300 a month
- Low taxes: about $1,147 state income tax per resident, 0.38% property tax
- Low natural disaster risk: 5 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Strong healthcare: 2 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Smaller job market: about 312,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Few dog parks: 2 within 9 mi
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Key facts
Living in Montgomery: common questions
What is the cost of living in Montgomery?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $155k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,300 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 90, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Montgomery?
Alabama collects about $1,147 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.38% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Montgomery safe?
Montgomery isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
What is the weather like in Montgomery?
Montgomery has mild winters: winter days average around 63°F and summer days around 93°F.
Does Montgomery get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 5 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.69 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Montgomery?
The nearest major airport is BHM, about 88 mi away.
How Montgomery scores
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