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Alabama city profile

What Is It Like to Live in Montgomery?

What it costs to live in Montgomery, and how it compares with other Alabama cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

58

17th best value in Alabama

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Alabama cities.

Overall livability

47

27th overall in Alabama

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Montgomery is home to about 201,022 people. A typical home runs $125,600 and a household earns around $50,000, a price-to-income ratio of 2.5. Among Alabama's largest cities, it ranks 17th for value and 27th overall.

Montgomery at a glance

Median home price

$125,600

11th in AL of 47

Median rent

$939/mo

Median household income

$50,000

Home price to income

2.5x

Unemployment

6.9%

37th in AL of 47

School rating

3/10

31st in AL of 47

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in AL of 47

Walk score

24/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Alabama only. Updated 2026.