CITY PROFILE
Montgomery, AL
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Montgomery is a smaller metro with one of the more affordable metros in our dataset, making it accessible if housing cost is a priority. Expect a warm climate with abundant sunshine, though the region is also a wet climate, so you'll want to be comfortable with regular rainfall alongside the warmth. It's a straightforward trade-off: lower cost of entry and plenty of light, paired with humidity and wet weather.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $214K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,402/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 18.1°C · warmest 27.8°C · coolest 6.9°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1348 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.61 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #143 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy93
- Affordable to rent80
- Climate comfort88
- Plenty of sunshine60
- Big-city amenities65
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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