Birmingham Alabama Real Estate- Vestavia Hills Community Overview
May 30th, 2008Categories: Birmingham Alabama, Vestavia living
Vestavia Hills Alabama Real Estate and Community Overview
Birmingham, Alabama – Here at LivingInBirmingham.com Team our focus is on keeping you informed about the Birmingham Alabama Real Estate market. One thing we know is that in order to help you make an educated and well thought out decision for you and your family, whether it be buying or selling, you need to know about the area. So, we plan on devoting time to keep you informed about what is happening in Birmingham Alabama Real Estate and its surrounding communities.
Particularly, if you are looking for Vestavia Hills AL Real Estate or just information about Vestavia Hills, Alabama, we have here the Vestavia Hills Alabama Real Estate and Community Overview.
Located in Jefferson County between the Cahaba River and Shades Mountain lies Vestavia Hills, Alabama, was incorporated in 1950. Vestavia Hills was named about the former estate of the former Birmingham Mayor, George B. Ward. You can still see his domed gazebo, designed after the Temple of Sibyl in Trivoli, as you enter Vestavia coming from Birmingham. The City of Vestavia Hills has twice been recognized as one of the Country’s Fifty Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family
According to BestPlaces.net, (as of 5/08)…
- Vestavia Hills, Alabama, as of 2007, has about 31,051 residents, having grown about 26% percent since 2000.
- The median age is 42 years old.
- The average household is 2.36 persons.
- The racial makeup of Vestavia Hills is about 93% white, 2% black, 3% Asian, and 2% other.
- The unemployment rate is 1.7% with a predicted growth of 20.6% over the next ten years.
- The median income per household for Vestavia Hills Alabama Real Estate is $85,072 per year.
- The median home price is $377,300
- Vestavia Hills averages about 55 inches of rain per year and 2 inches of snow per year.
- There are, on average, 208 sunny days and 116 days with measurable precipitation.
- The average high in July is about 90 degrees and average January low is about 32 degrees.
You can get more information about Vestavia Hills at BestPlaces.net
For a community tour visit www.VestaviaHillsRealEstateChannel.com
Presently, Vestavia Hills has 8 schools. You can go to the Vestavia Hills School Board for information on the system, or you can see the individual schools. You can also get school report cards on Vestavia Hills Alabama Schools from GreatSchools.net.
There are five elementary schools in Vestavia Hills, Alabama:
•1. Vestavia Hills Elementary West
•2. Vestavia Hills Elementary East
•3. Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights
•4. Vestavia Hills Elementary Central
•5. Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park
There are two middle schools:
•2. Liberty Park Middle School (scheduled to open in the Fall on 2008)
There is one high school:
•1. Vestavia Hills High School
Some of the local attractions are:
•1. Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce
•2. Vestavia Hills Country Club
•3. Old Overton Country Club
•5. Vestavia Hills City Center
•7. Vestavia Hills Parks and Recreation
•8. Birmingham Zoo
•9. Birmingham Botanical Gardens
•10. McWane Science Center: Science Museum, Aquarium, and IMAX Dome Theatre
Vestavia Hills Homes for Sale $100000 to $200000
Vestavia Hills Homes for Sale $200000 to $300000
Vestavia Hills Homes for Sale $300000 to $400000
Vestavia Hills Homes for Sale $400000 to $500000
Vestavia Hills Homes for Sale $500000 to $750000
Vestavia Hills Homes for Sale from $750000
Related Posts:
- 1. Birmingham Alabama Real Estate: Sold and Listed Birmingham AL Homes for Sale for 2006 and 2007
- 2. About the LivingInGreaterBirmingham Team
- 3. Birmingham Alabama Real Estate- Community Overviews of Hoover, Vestavia, Homewood, Trussville, Mountain Brook, Helena, Pelham
