Alabama Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Montgomery, Alabama

Population: 206,000

Located in Montgomery County

From the Civil War to Civil Rights, we have a long history of diverse groups struggling to reconcile their differences and being all the stronger for it, in the end. This is the town made famous by Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. This is a town with roots that extend far beyond the city borders, and proud of it. This is a city that embraces families and you will always find something to do with yours!

Go Wild at the Montgomery Zoo and Mann Wildlife Learning Museum. The 40-acre zoo features more than 700 animals from five continents, showcased in habitats designed around their natural environments. Take a leisurely train ride for an inside look at many of the animals, and eat at the Overlook Café, enjoying views of giraffes, lions and more roaming an African savannah.

The adjacent museum features several dozen exhibits depicting the wildlife and habitats native to North America. Blending education with fun, the Mann Wildlife Learning Museum is one of Montgomery's newest and most exciting exhibits.

And Montgomery offers several parks in which to enjoy a family picnic. Chief among these is the sprawling Blount Cultural Park, 300 acres of hills, lakes and culture. After your picnic, walk to the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts or the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and Shakespeare Gardens.

Enjoy skating of all sorts! Strap on your blades and visit the Montgomery Ice Palace at Eastdale Mall. If roller skating is more your style, don't miss Looney's Skating Rink. And if you're a hardcore skater you'll want to test your skills at Montgomery Sanctuary Skatepark, downtown near Riverfront Park.

Old Alabama Town is a collection of authentically restored 19th and 20th century structures. A magnificent setting, it stretches along six blocks in the heart of historic downtown Montgomery, Alabama. Step back in time and experience over 100 years of history as you embark on a journey where you will see meticulously restored and furnished buildings reflecting the lives of the people who settled and developed Central Alabama. Each building creates its own distinctive image of living and working in Alabama's past. You will see a cross-section of the way life was from the elegant townhouse lifestyle to rural pioneer living.

Housing is relatively inexpensive and there is a lot of new construction currently underway; however builders are sensitive to the environment and try and make sure the homes reflect that. Single-family homes are the order of the day here with a modest three or four-bedroom home of between 1,500-2,000 square feet selling for between $89,000-$109,000.

This is a city that has surely seen many changes over the years and yet it has rolled with the punches and come out the stronger for them. Montgomery is one of the premier cities in the United States in which to live. Why not set up home right here!