WhereDoIMove · Relocation report
South · Alabama · pop 198.4K
Montgomery, AL
Good match
at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.
Personalize this score →After estimated taxes in AL, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,093 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,142 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,373 left over.
Home prices are within reach relative to local pay — the median home ($148,500) is about 2.7× the median household income.
Expect summer highs near 92°F, winter lows around 35°F, and about 0 sunny days a year.
Tradeoff: this is a quieter market with fewer restaurants and entertainment options per resident.
The Montgomery fit print
Est. monthly cost
$3,720/mo
Typical rent
$1,343/mo
Home value ÷ income
2.7×
Score breakdown
The data behind the score
Money (Census ACS · HUD)
- Median gross rent
- $1,343/mo
- Median home value
- $148,500
- Median household income
- $55,687
- Population
- 198,440
Work (BLS)
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Job growth (1yr)
- 0.0%
Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)
- Violent crime rate
- 0
- Property crime rate
- 0
Climate (NOAA normals)
- Avg. summer high
- 92°F
- Avg. winter low
- 35°F
- Sunny days / year
- 0
- Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
- ≈24/yr
- Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
- ≈0/yr
- Unhealthy air days
- ≈10/yr
- Annual rain
- 53"
- Annual snow
- 0"
Community & access (approx.)
- 2024 county margin
- D+31
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- ≈34%
- Major airport
- ≈15 mi
- Time zone
- CT
- Walkability
- 40/100
- Transit
- 30/100
- Disaster risk
- 34/100
- Top natural hazard
- Heat wave
Data vintage: acs2023-5yr+zori-2026-06-30. Sources & methodology
Natural-hazard risk
Wildfire
low risk
Hurricanes
high risk
Tornadoes
moderate risk
Flooding
low risk
Earthquakes
moderate risk
Severe winter
low risk
Per-hazard risk-index scores from FEMA's National Risk Index for this city's county, with any hazard FEMA doesn't score filled in by our model. Screen by hazard from search.
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Buy vs. rent the median home
Owning the median Montgomery home would run about $1,068/mo versus $1,343/mo to rent — about $275/mo *less* than renting at today's 6.60% rate, an unusually buy-friendly market.
- Mortgage (P&I)
- $759
- Property tax
- $50
- Insurance (state avg)
- $136
- Maintenance
- $124
Buying costs about $275/mo less.
Median home $148,500 · $29,700 down
Estimate only: 30-year fixed, state-average property tax and homeowners insurance, ~1%/yr maintenance. Part of the mortgage payment builds equity, which a pure outlay comparison ignores; and the median home is typically larger than the median rental, which biases the gap toward renting. Ignores closing costs, HOA dues, PMI on low down payments, and the opportunity cost of the down payment. Not a lending quote.
What will the move cost?
Moving to Montgomery
About 891 mi from New York, NY.
DIY — rental truck
$1,200–$1,700
One-way truck, mileage, and fuel. Your labor.
Full-service movers
$4,300–$6,150
Pros load, drive, and unload. Packing usually extra.
Rough estimates from distance and household size — real quotes vary with season, access, exact inventory, and fuel. Get a few binding quotes before you book.
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