Citytistics
Shortlist

Cost of living, pay and housing

33.22° N · 86.88° W · GEOID 0109064

Brantleyville

Shelby County, Alabama · part of the Birmingham, AL metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

AlabamaBrantleyville, ALBrantleyvilleBrantleyville

The short answer

Brantleyville is home to 845 people. Median household income is $47,917 a year and median rent is $1,102 a month, 27.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $33,000, about 0.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,102
19% below the median place
Median household income
$47,917
40% below the median place
Median home value
$33,000
90% below the median place
Unemployment
2.9%
41% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Brantleyville

  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 23.4% a year while household income rose 2.3%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 119 Alabama places.
  • The median home is worth 0.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 120 Alabama places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $36,300 a year left, less than in 93% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $39 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 27.6% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 91% of places its size.
01

Moving to Brantleyville

Shelby County gains about 8.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in12,558
Moved out10,917
Net+1,641

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Jefferson County, AL5,2073,920+1,287
Chilton County, AL465620−155
St. Clair County, AL341408−67
Tuscaloosa County, AL370220+150
Talladega County, AL300284+16
Baldwin County, AL133230−97
Madison County, AL121204−83
Montgomery County, AL194

Within Alabama, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within AlabamaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$76K
Leavers$79K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Shelby County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Shelby County report $75,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $78,700.
Income you would need
$44,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,102 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,063 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $33,000.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 16.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Glasgow Village, MO matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
8.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$78,680
12% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBrantleyvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.4%11% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure8.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$75,7187% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$78,68012% above
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 0.7x, 82% below the median place.

Brantleyville27.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$44,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
27.6%
35% above the median place
Home price to income
0.7x
82% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
28%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$36,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Brantleyville, $1,102 a month, and local prices for everything else (95.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Moving from somewhere else? Work out the salary you would need in Brantleyville.

Sponsored · exampleMoving to Brantleyville? Compare quotes from licensed movers. No partner is signed yet. Sponsored offers are always labelled and never change the data.
Property tax paid (median)1
$199
94% below the median place
Median home value1
$33,000
90% below the median place
Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBrantleyvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,10219% below
Rent to income127.6%35% above
Property tax rate10.6%34% below
Home price to income10.7x82% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure91.69% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,37515% below
HUD area median income4County figure$104,1003% below
Property tax paid (median)1$19994% below
Median home value1$33,00090% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%26% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure48.3%6% below
Homeownership180.5%21% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure47.1%7% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,06343% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119991% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$22,405
44% below the median place
Median household income1
$47,917
40% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBrantleyvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$47,91740% below
Income per person1$22,40544% below
Unemployment1County figure2.9%41% below
Average annual pay6County figure$69,5055% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs6County figure84,77844% below
Poverty rate1County figure7.2%33% below
Mean commute129 min16% above
Works from home1County figure16.9%36% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 77.2%, 16% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
77.2%
16% below the median place
No health insurance1
20.9%
227% above the median place
Median age1
33.2
15% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureBrantleyvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18456646th largest
Median age133.215% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure46.8%46% above
High school or higher188.1%5% below
Household size12.810% above
Born abroad1County figure5.5%37% below
No health insurance120.9%227% above
Homes with broadband177.2%16% below
05

Life in Brantleyville

13 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.1 −13%
Shops30.8 +2%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.0 −6%
Child care centers1.7 −26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
1.7
26% below the median place
Public school students10
35,120
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools10
48
above the median place (median 9)
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureBrantleyvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure48above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure35,120above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure16.15% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure18.113% below
Shops per 10k8County figure30.82% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure19.06% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.726% below
National Register listings9County figure130% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 91.4%, 33% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Brantleyville. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days13
91.4%
33% above the median place
Annual precipitation11
56.2 in
28% above the median place
Median air quality index13
36
16% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBrantleyvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure91°F5% above
January average low11County figure33°F31% above
Average temperature11County figure63°F14% above
Annual precipitation11County figure56.2 in28% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure90.32% below
Hurricane risk12County figure66.07% below
Tornado risk12County figure98.321% above
Wildfire risk12County figure74.321% above
Heat wave risk12County figure88.62% below
Median air quality index13County figure3616% below
Good air days13County figure91.4%33% above
08

Brantleyville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 31% of the median income in 2030, up from 28% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,102/mo (2024)$1,520/mo$1,250 to $1,850/mo+5.5%
Median household income$47,917 (2024)$59,500$50,500 to $70,500+3.7%
Median home value$33,000 (2024)$44,000$32,000 to $60,000+4.8%

The median home would be worth 0.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 0.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Brantleyville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Glasgow Village, MO$1,229$29,530Compare
Fredonia, NY$878$50,433Compare
Highland Heights, KY$1,144$53,275Compare
Westwood, MI$1,233$58,205Compare
Westwood, MIHighland Heights, KYFredonia, NYGlasgow Village, MOBrantleyville, ALBrantleyvilleGlasgow VillageFredoniaHighland HeightsWestwoodBrantleyvilleGlasgow VillageFredoniaHighland HeightsWestwood

Common questions

Is Brantleyville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 23.4% a year while household income rose 2.3%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 119 Alabama places. The median home is worth 0.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 120 Alabama places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Brantleyville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $33,000.

What salary do you need to live in Brantleyville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Brantleyville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Glasgow Village, MO, Fredonia, NY, Highland Heights, KY and Westwood, MI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Brantleyville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Brantleyville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/brantleyville-alabama

Citytistics. “Brantleyville, Alabama.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/brantleyville-alabama/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.