Hoover 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 Hoover AL Real Estate or just information about Hoover, Alabama, we have here the Hoover Alabama Real Estate and Community Overview.

Located in both Jefferson and Shelby County, Hoover, Alabama sits, ever expanding as a growing community.

Named after William H. Hoover, a local business owner, Hoover was incorporated in 1967 and has grown ever since. For instance, Hoover now is home for the Birmingham Barons, Birmingham Alabama's minor league Baseball team at Region's Park and The Hoover Galleria, one of the largest shopping centers and multi-use complexes in the South East at over 2 million square feet.

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

• Hoover, Alabama, as of 2007, has about 68,707 residents having grown about 9.5 percent since 2000.
• The median age is 38 years old.
• The average household is 2.47 persons.
• The racial makeup of Hoover is about 84% white, 8% black, 4% Asian, and 4% Hispanic.
• The unemployment rate is 1.9% with a predicted growth of 21.22% over the next ten years.
• The median income per household for Hoover Alabama Real Estate is $74, 898 per year.
• The median home price is $363,800
• Hoover averages about 55 inches of rain per year and 2 inches of snow per year.
• There are, on average, 214 sunny days and 116 days with measurable precipitation.
• The average high in July is about 90 degrees and average January low is about 32 degrees.

You can get more information about Hoover Alabama at BestPlaces.net

For a community tour visit www.HooverRealEstateChannel.com

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

There are 10 elementary schools in Hoover, Alabama:

• 1. Bluff Park Elementary
• 2. Deer Valley Elementary
• 3. Green Valley Elementary
• 4. Greystone Elementary
• 5. Gwin Elementary
• 6. Riverchase Elementary
• 7. Rocky Ridge Elementary
• 8. Shades Mountain Elementary
• 9. South Shades Crest Elementary
• 10. Trace Crossings Elementary

Four middle schools:

• 1. Berry Middle
• 2. Bumpus Middle
• 3. Simmons Middle
• 4. CrossRoads Middle

One freshman campus:

• 1. Hoover High Freshman Campus

Two High Schools:

•1.      Hoover High School

•2.      Spain Park High School

Some of the local attractions are:

•1.      Renaissance Resort and Spa at Ross Bridge

•2.      Ross Bridge, Robert Trent Jones, Golf Course

•3.      The Galleria

•4.      Region's Park

•5.      Birmingham Barons

•6.      Alridge Gardens

•7.      Hoover Chamber of Commerce

•8.      Birmingham Zoo

•9.      Birmingham Botanical Gardens

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

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