Living in Vestavia Hills, AL
Suburb in Alabama
Vestavia Hills is a suburb in Alabama, home to about 39,000 people, with 869,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Vestavia Hills a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Low taxes: about $1,147 state income tax per resident, 0.77% property tax
- Strong public schools: test results well above the US average
- Easy flying: BHM is 7 mi away
- Strong healthcare: 1 top-rated (4–5★) hospital within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Smaller job market: about 869,000 people live within 31 mi
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Living in Vestavia Hills: common questions
What is the cost of living in Vestavia Hills?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $460k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,580 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 92, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Vestavia Hills?
Alabama collects about $1,147 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.77% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Vestavia Hills safe?
Vestavia Hills isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Vestavia Hills?
Public schools in Vestavia Hills test well above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 16 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Vestavia Hills?
Vestavia Hills has mild winters: winter days average around 57°F and summer days around 90°F.
Does Vestavia Hills get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 16 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.79 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Vestavia Hills?
The nearest major airport is BHM, about 7 mi away.
How Vestavia Hills scores
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