As Birmingham’s Backyard, the communities of Shelby County, Alabama offer professionals and entrepreneurs a selection of well-balanced lifestyles from rural and small-town to accessible suburbs in the beautiful foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Shelby County is located in the geographic center of Alabama and within the Birmingham-Hoover Region- a top 50 metro in the United States.

Proximity to Birmingham allows residents easy access to urban amenities:

Accessible to other major metros and vacation destinations:

But it’s the choice of Shelby County lifestyles that make it feel like home to you:

Shelby County, home of Oak Mountain State Park – Alabama’s largest state park – and many other parks, collectively offering residents and visitors more than 75 miles of world-class mountain biking and hiking trails to explore. Lay Lake offers championship bass fishing and relaxation- difficult to match anywhere else in Alabama. The communities here offer the above lifestyles with a wide variety of housing options, excellent public and private school systems, plentiful recreational opportunities, and entertainment including: