Hoover, AL: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Hoover is a city in Jefferson and Shelby Counties in north central Alabama, United States. The sixth-largest city in Alabama, its population was 92,606 at the 2020 census. Hoover is part of the Birmingham metropolitan statistical area and is also included in the Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega combined statistical area. Hoover's territory is along the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The Birmingham Barons Minor League Baseball team, which traces its history to 1885, played its home games at the 10,800-seat Hoover Metropolitan Stadium from 1988 through 2013, when it moved to Regions Field in the Parkside District of Birmingham.

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How Hoover ranks

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#9Most educated in AL #12Best schools in AL #16Highest income in AL All AL rankings →

Town numbers

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Area code205

Living in Hoover

Housing in Hoover

$439K▲ 3.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Hoover home is worth about $439,000, up 3.1% in a year, 82% above the Alabama typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market50

Sale-to-list99.1%

Sold in May129

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Safety in Hoover

B

Safety Grade B

Hoover reports less crime per resident than 60% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Hoover 0.7

Alabama 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Hoover 10.3

Alabama 15

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Hoover

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A

School Grade A

The public schools Hoover’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 93% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#12Best public schoolsof 180 in AL

DistrictHoover CitySchools23

Trace Crossings Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 769 students Deer Valley Elementary School A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 735 students Bluff Park Elementary School A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 658 students Rocky Ridge Elementary School AElementary · Grades PK–5 · 577 students Riverchase Elementary School A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 562 students South Shades Crest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 534 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AL. Ratings are from neighbors.