Brookhaven, GA vs Mountain Brook, AL

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Brookhaven

62.8

#1821 nationally

Mountain Brook

69.8

#1170 nationally

Mountain Brook leads in crime level (1.8 vs 8.3). Mountain Brook leads in median household income ($167,007 vs $114,570). Mountain Brook leads in average commute (17.5 min vs 24.6 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Brookhaven, GA	Mountain Brook, AL
WhereAtHome Score	62.8 (#1821)	69.8 (#1170)
Population	57,945	21,737
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$753,512	$1,068,731
Median Household Income	$114,570	$167,007
Average Commute	24.6 min	17.5 min
Walk Score	N/A	21
Crime Level	8.3	1.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	144	161
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+64.8	D+10.4

Data coverage note: Brookhaven is missing data for 1 metric that Mountain Brook has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.