35242 rated third best zip code in state

According to a recent analysis by the Washington Post, the 35242 zip code was rated the third highest in the state, right behind two Mountain Brook zip codes. The rankings were based on income and education level from census data.

In 35242, there is a median household income of $93,039; 59 percent of the population are college graduates. Neighboring 35043, which ranked 82 percentile, boasts a median household income of $82,125 and 37 percent of the population as college graduates.

The Post also reported that a recent analysis of census data by sociologists Sean Reardon of Stanford and Kendra Bischoff of Cornell showed that middle-income neighborhoods have faded as more people live in areas that are either poor or affluent. In 1970, 65 percent of families lived in middle-income neighborhoods; four decades later, 42 percent did.