Helena Alabama Real Estate and Community Overview

Here at LivingInGreaterBirmingham Team of Powell Properties our focus is on keeping you informed about the Birmingham Alabama Real Estate market. One thing we know is that in order to help you make an educated and well thought out decision for you and your family, whether it be buying or selling, you need to know about the area. So, we plan on devoting time to keep you informed about what is happening in Birmingham Alabama Real Estate and its surrounding communities.

 Particularly, if you are looking for Helena AL Real Estate or just information about Helena, Alabama, we have here the Helena Alabama Real Estate and Community Overview.

 Helena is a city that is located in both Jefferson and Shelby Counties. Helena along with Pelham and Alabaster make up an area that is known as North Shelby County. Helena has been on the receiving end of a lot of accolades of late starting with being named by Business Week as number 13 for the "Best Place to Raise Your Kids" in 2007. It also made Money Magazines's 2007 list of "Best Places to Live: Top 100" ranking in at number 91. Helena also has been regarded as a great place to live and raise children. Helena  is home to 2005 American Idol runner up Beau Bice.

According to BestPlaces.net, (as of 5/08)...

• Helena, Alabama, as of 2007, has about 13,863 residents
• The median age is 32.8 years old.
• The average household is 2.61 persons.
• The racial makeup of Helena is about 92% white, 6% black, 1% Asian, and 1% other.
• The unemployment rate is 2.1% with a predicted growth of 21.6% over the next ten years.
• The median income per household for Helena Alabama Real Estate is $72,135 per year.
• The median home price is $227.500
• Helena averages about 57 inches of rain per year and 1 inches of snow per year.
• There are, on average, 207 sunny days and 110 days with measurable precipitation.
• The average high in July is about 90 degrees and average January low is about 34 degrees.

You can get more information about Helena at BestPlaces.net

Presently, Helena has 17 schools. You can go to the Shelby County School Board for information on the system, or you can see the individual schools. You can also get school report cards on Helena Alabama Schools from GreatSchools.net.

There is 1 elementary school in Helena, Alabama:

• 1. Helena Elementary

There is 1 intermediate school in Helena, Alabama:

•1.      Helena Intermediate

There is 1 middle school in Helena, Alabama:

• 1. Riverchase Middle

There is 1 High School:

•1.      Pelham High School

Some of the local attractions are:

•1.      Helena Chamber of Commerce

•2.      Birmingham Zoo

•3.      Birmingham Botanical Gardens

•4.      McWane Science Center: Science Museum, Aquarium, and IMAX Dome Theatre

•5.      Oak Mountain State Park

•6.      Old Towne Helena Business Listings

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• 3. Birmingham Alabama Real Estate- Community Overviews of Hoover, Vestavia, Homewood, Trussville, Mountain Brook, Helena, Pelham