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Located just outside of Birmingham, this Alabama suburb sits along the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Hoover offers the best of both worlds for families with one of the largest shopping centers in the southeastern United States as well as natural areas like Moss Rock Preserve and Aldridge Botanical Gardens.

*Hoover experienced a tragic shooting in November 2018 and two recent incidents of gun violence at the Riverchase Galleria. Our research is based on the most recent FBI data (2017), so it does not account for these shootings.

Population: 85,634

Median Income: $81,038