CITY PROFILE

Montgomery, AL

Peaceful and cheap, but you'll know everyone's business by Tuesday.

By the numbers

Typical home value$214K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,402/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature18.1°C · warmest 27.8°C · coolest 6.9°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation1348 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 buy97
  • Affordable to rent85
  • Climate comfort88
  • Plenty of sunshine62
  • Big-city amenities7

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.