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

 Located in Shelby County, Pelham, Alabama, rests ever so comfortably in the hills of Oak Mountain. The Birmingham News described Pelham as “a community growing so rapidly, it’s as if someone is planting building seeds; new buildings seem to be springing up overnight." 

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

• Pelham, Alabama, as of 2007, has about 20,120 residents with a 40% population growth since 2000.
• The median age is 35.3 years old.
• The average household is 2.53 persons.
• The racial makeup of Pelham is about 86% white, 5% black, 3% Asian, and 6% other.
• The unemployment rate is 2.1% with a predicted growth of 21.06% over the next ten years.
• The median income per household for Pelham Alabama Real Estate is $61,768 per year.
• The median home price is $232,900.
• Pelham averages about 59 inches of rain per year and 2 inches of snow per year.
• There are, on average, 209 sunny days and 117 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 Pelham at BestPlaces.net

Presently, Pelham has 7 schools zoned for Pelham High School. Pelham is part of the Shelby County School System. 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 individual school report cards on Shelby County Alabama Schools from GreatSchools.net.

There are 2 Elementary Schools zoned for Pelham High School

• 1. Valley Elementary School
• 2. Helena Elementary School

There are 2 Intermediate Schools zoned for Pelham High School

• 1. Valley Intermediate School
• 2. Helena Intermediate School

There are 2 Middle Schools zoned for Pelham High School

• 1. Riverchase Middle School
• 2. Helena Middle School

There is one High School for Pelham, Alabama.

• 1. Pelham High School

Some of the local attractions are:

•1.      Pelham Website

•2.      Shelby County Chamber of Commerce

•3.      Pelham Public Library

•4.      Ballantrae Golf Club

•5.      Pelham Ice Skating Rinks

•6.      Pelham Racquet Club

•7.      Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum

•8.      American Village

•9.      Oak Mountain State Park

•10.  Birmingham Zoo

•11.  Birmingham Botanical Gardens

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

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• 1. Birmingham Alabama Real Estate: Sold and Listed Birmingham AL Homes for Sale for 2006 and 2007
• 2. About the LivingInGreaterBirmingham Team
• 3. Birmingham Alabama Real Estate- Community Overviews of Hoover, Vestavia, Homewood, Trussville, Mountain Brook, Helena, Pelham

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