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34.85° N · 86.52° W · GEOID 0151216

Moores Mill

Madison County, Alabama · part of the Huntsville, AL metro

AlabamaMoores Mill, ALMoores MillMoores Mill

The short answer

Moores Mill is home to 6,378 people. Median household income is $96,774 a year and median rent is $1,288 a month, 16.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $274,000, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Moores Mill stands out on value for money. Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 95 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings. Also notable: Homeowners pay a median of about 0.3% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 97% of places its size.

70OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Moores Mill scores better than 70% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 27th of 120 in Alabama.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%83
Economy 20%72
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%1
Education 10%58
Commute 10%62
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,288
6% below the median place
Median household income
$96,774
21% above the median place
Median home value
$274,000
14% below the median place
Unemployment
3.6%
26% 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 Moores Mill

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs only about $184 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 85% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Moores Mill

Madison County gains about 14.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in21,436
Moved out16,636
Net+4,800

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Alabama, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within AlabamaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$70K
Leavers$74K

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

Who moves here
6.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Madison County report $69,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $73,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$51,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,288 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,472 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $274,000.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 6.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Gibsonville, NC matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
14.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
3.5%
79% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.7%
16% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMoores MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.7%16% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.5%79% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure14.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$69,9111% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$73,6605% above
02

What it costs to live here

Compared with the 24 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Gulf Park Estates, MS, Harvest, AL and Byram, MS), money left after rent here is higher: $84,600 against a typical $66,900.

Moores Mill16.0%
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
$51,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.0%
22% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$84,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Moores Mill, $1,288 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Moores Mill, but easier on the budget

Places that match Moores Mill on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Gibsonville, NC9712.9% vs 16.0%$2,100Compare
Waterloo, IL9210.8% vs 16.0%$5,000Compare
Tuttle, OK9211.7% vs 16.0%$13,300Compare
Kaiminani, HI9213.0% vs 16.0%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
0.3%
65% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$865
73% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
63.4%
25% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMoores MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2886% below
Rent to income116.0%22% below
Property tax rate10.3%65% below
Home price to income12.8x26% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.18% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,34117% below
HUD area median income4County figure$115,1007% above
Property tax paid (median)1$86573% below
Median home value1$274,00014% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.2%62% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure53.0%3% above
Homeownership178.7%18% above
Renters paying 30%+163.4%25% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,47221% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.6%8% above
Median year built119971% 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%)
Works from home1
6.8%
45% below the median place
Median household income1
$96,774
21% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$45,295 +13%
Mean commute23 min −7%
Poverty rate11.2% +4%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMoores MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$96,77421% above
Income per person1$45,29513% above
Unemployment1County figure3.6%26% below
Average annual pay6County figure$79,51121% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.2%14% below
Jobs6County figure235,16956% above
Poverty rate111.2%4% above
Mean commute123 min7% below
Works from home16.8%45% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 94.7%, 3% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
94.7%
3% above the median place
Median age1
41.6
7% above the median place
No health insurance1
8.9%
39% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher94.2% +2%
Bachelor's or higher36.0% +12%
Born abroad8.5% −3%
Household size2.5 +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMoores MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,3785721st largest
Median age141.67% above
Bachelor's or higher136.0%12% above
High school or higher194.2%2% above
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad18.5%3% below
No health insurance18.9%39% above
Homes with broadband194.7%3% above
05

Life in Moores Mill

OpenStreetMap shows 1.6 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 90% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

91 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 6 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.6 −85%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Russell Cave National Monument 41 miles
  • Little River Canyon National Preserve 60 miles
  • Stones River National Battlefield 72 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.9 +0%
Shops32.9 +9%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.1 +4%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
41.1
33% above the median place
Public schools12
89
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
55,800
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureMoores MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure89above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure55,800above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure18.017% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.90% above
Shops per 10k8County figure32.99% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.417% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.14% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k91.685% below
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1041.133% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure91above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 58.0 in, 32% 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 Moores Mill. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation13
58.0 in
32% above the median place
Tornado risk14
98.5
21% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
36.1
41% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMoores MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure89°F3% above
January average low13County figure31°F22% above
Average temperature13County figure61°F10% above
Annual precipitation13County figure58.0 in32% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure94.62% above
Hurricane risk14County figure70.50% below
Tornado risk14County figure98.521% above
Wildfire risk14County figure36.141% below
Heat wave risk14County figure94.25% above
Median air quality index15County figure422% below
Good air days15County figure72.1%5% above
08

Moores Mill in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, up from 16% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Moores Mill does better than 80% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 60%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,288/mo (2024)$1,700/mo$1,390 to $2,070/mo+4.7%
Median household income$96,774 (2024)$123,000$104,000 to $145,500+4.1%
Median home value$274,000 (2024)$396,000$287,000 to $545,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

09

Places like Moores Mill

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

PlaceRentIncome
Shanor-Northvue, PA$1,189$95,379Compare
Grove City, OH$1,331$93,161Compare
Harvest, AL$1,236$101,910Compare
St. Peters, MO$1,321$91,637Compare
St. Peters, MOHarvest, ALGrove City, OHShanor-Northvue, PAMoores Mill, ALMoores MillShanor-NorthvueGrove CityHarvestSt. PetersMoores MillShanor-NorthvueGrove CityHarvestSt. Peters

Places built like Moores Mill

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Moores Mill performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Moores Mill, AL16.0%5.7%/yrn/a
Gulf Park Estates, MS24.2%-2.8%/yrn/aCompare
Harvest, AL14.6%4.0%/yrn/aCompare
Byram, MS22.9%1.1%/yr-3.0%Compare
Pass Christian, MS18.4%10.4%/yr13.4%Compare
Vine Grove, KY22.1%3.0%/yr6.8%Compare
Headland, AL12.5%4.9%/yr13.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Moores Mill a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 70 out of 100, better than 70% of the places we rate and 27th of 120 in Alabama. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $184 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 85% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 85 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Moores Mill expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $274,000.

What salary do you need to live in Moores Mill?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $51,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Moores Mill?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Shanor-Northvue, PA, Grove City, OH, Harvest, AL and St. Peters, MO.

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. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Moores Mill with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Moores Mill itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/moores-mill-alabama

Citytistics. “Moores Mill, Alabama.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/moores-mill-alabama/

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