Montgomery, Alabama
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Montgomery.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Montgomery compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 198,440City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $55,687Incorporated place (ACS)29% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 64ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)36% below U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $148,500City limits (ACS)51% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,059City limits (ACS)21% below U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 3.7%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 20 min20% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 2642% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- UnavailableFBI CDE gap
- Property crime rate
- UnavailableFBI CDE gap
- Summer high
- 93°F6.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 39°F5.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 51.2 in56% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 258Near U.S. avg (266)U.S. 266
Compare Montgomery with another city
Montgomery (pop. 198,440) sits in Alabama. Median household income is roughly $55,687, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 64 — among the more affordable large markets in this catalog on housing costs (100 ≈ U.S. average). Entry home prices around $148,500 still look attainable compared with coastal metros.
Montgomery is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Montgomery with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Gulf Coast humidity and inland pine hills shape day-to-day living here. With about 51.2 inches of rain a year, wet-season drainage and mold checks are worth asking about. Plan on roughly 20 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 26. Unemployment recently ran near 3.7%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Official FBI agency crime rates were not published for this place in the latest pull, so treat safety as a neighborhood-level research task.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Montgomery city, 1600000US0151000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN011010000000003 (Montgomery County, May 2026)
- Crime: data unavailable
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00013895 MONTGOMERY AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28