Mountain Brook, AL vs Royse City, TX

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.

Mountain Brook

69.8

#1170 nationally

Royse City

76.1

#383 nationally

Mountain Brook leads in average commute (17.5 min vs 33.6 min). Mountain Brook leads in crime level (1.8 vs 2.8). Royse City leads in cost of living index (108 vs 161).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Mountain Brook, AL	Royse City, TX
WhereAtHome Score	69.8 (#1170)	76.1 (#383)
Population	21,737	24,138
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,068,731	$312,413
Median Household Income	$167,007	$114,917
Average Commute	17.5 min	33.6 min
Walk Score	21	N/A
Crime Level	1.8	2.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	161	108
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+10.4	R+40.9

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