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Millbrook vs Elmore

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (11.3× in Millbrook) and home values (+93% in Millbrook).

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Millbrook, ALAn outdoors townAlabama · 17,189 people
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Elmore, ALOne of the healthiest townsAlabama · 1,517 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

MillbrookAn outdoors town
Outdoors#30 most conserved land in AL0.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Health58% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$222K typical home8% below the AL typical home All about Millbrook →
ElmoreOne of the healthiest towns
Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Elmore →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size11.3×
Millbrook is the bigger place
Millbrook 17,189Elmore 1,517
Home values+93%
Homes cost more in Millbrook
Millbrook $207,100Elmore $107,500
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Millbrook
Millbrook $597Elmore $290
Street grid3×
Millbrook has the more walkable street grid
Millbrook 36.9Elmore 12.1
Growth since 2010+11.7 pts
Millbrook has grown faster since 2010
Millbrook +13.1%Elmore +1.4%
Median age11.2 yrs
Millbrook skews older
Millbrook 38.5Elmore 27.3
★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Alabama ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C−MillbrookSafer than 17% of U.S. towns –ElmoreNot graded
Schools
BMillbrookBetter than 62% of districts in the state –ElmoreNot graded
Health
C+MillbrookHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns DElmoreHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Millbrook$1,220/mo
Typical home $222K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.29% · or rent about $1,111/mo · Housing →
Elmore$1,320/mo
Typical home $242K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.27% · or rent about $986/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Elmore and Millbrook.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Millbrook and Elmore share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

MillbrookElmoreMillbrookElmore
Millbrook ↔ Elmore4.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
22 Elmore residents work in Millbrook (4.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Elmore →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
MillbrookElmore
Snow a year—0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th69th
Outdoors & history
MillbrookElmore
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land4%—
Settled1979—
National Register places2—
Community
MillbrookElmore
Library hours a week54 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MillbrookElmore
People
Population 17,189Highest 1,517Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.1%Highest AL: +5.1% +1.4%Lowest AL: +5.1%
Median age 38.5±2.9Highest about the AL average 27.3±3.2Lowest 31% below AL
Kids under 18 22%±2.9Lowest AL: 22.2% 25%±5.9Highest AL: 22.2%
Elmore and Millbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.8%±2.2Highest AL: 17.8% 13.4%±4.5Lowest AL: 17.8%
Millbrook and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.9%Highest AL: 28.4% 18.3%Lowest AL: 28.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±1.8Lowest AL: 6.3% 7.4%±6Highest AL: 6.3%
Elmore and Millbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,313±$10kHighest 10% above AL $48,696±$24kLowest 24% below AL
Millbrook and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $207,100±$14kHighest about the AL average $107,500±$43kLowest 49% below AL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,111±$69Highest 10% above AL $986±$130Lowest about the AL average
Millbrook and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $597Highest 24% below AL $290Lowest 63% below AL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.5%±10.4Lowest AL: 48.8% 62.7%±36.7Highest AL: 48.8%
Elmore and Millbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.8%Lowest AL: 15.6% 40.3%Highest AL: 15.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Highest AL: 70.2% 64.1%Lowest AL: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 10 yrs newer than AL 1992Lowest 6 yrs newer than AL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest about the AL average 25 minHighest about the AL average
Work from home 6.7%±2.1Highest AL: 8.8% 3.9%±3.5Lowest AL: 8.8%
Millbrook and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.9%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Montgomery (44%)Montgomery (44%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Elmore5% work in Millbrook
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.9Highest 12.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #71 of 180 in AL—
School district Elmore County—
High school in town Stanhope Elmore High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 16.8 —
Alabama average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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