Where: Montevallo Road to Mountain Brook Parkway
Median home value: $634,176
Median household income: $157,197

This area in Mountain Brook, between the Birmingham Country Club and the Mountain Brook Club, has the highest median home value in the state. According to RealtySouth agent Shannon Holmes, Overhill Road is among the most exclusive streets in the area. Most residents are employed in health care and social assistance; professional, scientific, and technical services; and finance and insurance, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

*Median home value source: NeighborhoodScout

** Median household income source on all slides: U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2005-09, census tract data

(Note: The highlighted areas in the maps are census tracts, which may have different borders from those commonly associated with the neighborhoods.)