Alabaster, AL real estate & property management

Living in Alabaster

Alabaster for buyers, sellers, renters and rental owners

Alabaster grew up around a cotton mill. The Siluria Cotton Mill opened on Buck Creek in 1896, and that mill site is now the city's Municipal Complex. Today Alabaster is a Shelby County city of 33,284 people (2020 Census) on I-65 and US-31, with its own school district and Baptist Health Shelby Hospital.

Two towns made the modern city. Alabaster incorporated in 1953 and merged with neighboring Siluria in 1971, according to the City of Alabaster. The name comes from the high-calcium limestone quarried and burned for lime here. The old water tower, listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, and a small 19th-century jail still stand at the mill site, now called the Siluria Mill District.

The city covers about 25 square miles in the Cahaba and Opossum valleys, divided by Pine Ridge, with Buck Creek and Beaverdam Creek running toward the Cahaba River. In a sale, the details we check first are which side of I-65 a home is on, whether it is inside Alabaster or Pelham limits (Weatherly crosses the line), and how far it is to exit 238.

Neighborhoods & areas

Alabaster neighborhoods and subdivisions

Alabaster's housing runs from the streets around the old Siluria mill and US-31 to subdivisions on both sides of I-65, plus several townhome communities. The best-known name is Weatherly, which crosses into Pelham.

Subdivision names come from MLS and plat records, and the list below is only a starting point. Ask us about any one you see on a listing.

• Weatherly

  A long-established community of more than 600 homesites with three lakes and a swim and tennis facility, run by an active HOA. It lies partly in Alabaster and partly in Pelham. Source

• Siluria Mill District

  The area around the old mill on Buck Creek, now home to the Municipal Complex, the historic water tower and the old jail. Source

• Established subdivisions

  Names you will see on Alabaster listings include Navajo Hills, Kentwood, Fox Valley, Grande View Estates and Silver Creek. Source

• Townhome communities

  Kingwood Townhomes, Grande View Garden Townhomes, Bishop Creek Townhouses and Timberleaf Townhomes, among others. Source

• More names to ask about

  Camden Cove, Savannah Pointe, Sterling Gate and Willow Creek, among many others. We confirm the HOA and plat for each one. Source

TODO (Srianil): confirm this list and add the Alabaster subdivisions where you have sold or managed homes.

Schools

Which schools serve Alabaster homes?

Homes inside Alabaster city limits are served by Alabaster City Schools, which separated from Shelby County Schools on July 1, 2013. It has five schools: Creek View and Meadow View elementary schools (pre-K to 3), Thompson Intermediate (4–5), Thompson Middle (6–8) and Thompson High (9–12).

Because the district has one intermediate, one middle and one high school, the elementary school is the main zone question for most Alabaster addresses. The district office is at 2013 Warrior Parkway. Addresses on the Pelham side of Weatherly, and homes with an Alabaster mailing address outside city limits, may be in a different district, so confirm the zone with Alabaster City Schools before you buy, list or lease.

School zones can change. Always confirm the zone for a specific address with the school district.

Places & things to do

Parks, shopping and landmarks in Alabaster

Alabaster's parks are the big draw: Veterans Park on AL-119 is the largest, and Buck Creek Park sits on the creek that started the town. The Siluria Mill District and Baptist Health Shelby Hospital round out the city's landmarks.

• Veterans Park

  98.7 acres at 7305 Highway 119, with a 2.1-mile walking track, five ball fields, a certified 18-hole disc golf course, a dog park, a skate park, playgrounds, three lakes and the Veterans Memorial (city parks assessment, 2020). Source

• Buck Creek Park & Buck Creek Trail

  26.8 acres at 701 6th Avenue SW, bordered by Buck Creek, with ball fields, a quarter-mile walking track, a playground and the Buck Creek Trail. Source

• Siluria Mill District

  The Municipal Complex on the old Siluria Cotton Mill site, with the restored water tower and 19th-century jail. Source

• Baptist Health Shelby Hospital

  The hospital (formerly Shelby Baptist Medical Center) at 1000 First Street North, near US-31. Source

• Other city parks

  Alabaster's park list also includes Municipal Park, Warrior Park and Limestone Park. Source

Commute & access

Getting around from Alabaster

Alabaster connects to I-65 at exit 238 (US-31), and US-31 runs north through the city toward Pelham and Hoover. From central Alabaster, downtown Birmingham is about 24 miles, roughly 29 minutes with no traffic.

AL-119 links the city to Montevallo to the south and back to I-65. The Census puts Alabaster's mean travel time to work at 30.6 minutes (2020–2024). Our Pelham office is about 2 miles from central Alabaster.

* Approximate drive estimates from OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), checked October 24, 2026, with no traffic. Rush-hour trips take longer; use the map link for a live estimate. Mean commute: Census QuickFacts.

Our work in Alabaster

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Sources

1. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Alabaster city, Alabama: 2020 Census population; 2020–2024 ACS home value, gross rent, owner-occupied rate, commute
2. City of Alabaster: Local History & Culture: Siluria Cotton Mill, incorporation, merger, water tower
3. City of Alabaster: Parks Needs Assessment, June 2020 (PDF): Veterans Park and Buck Creek Park acreage and amenities
4. City of Alabaster: Buck Creek Park
5. Alabaster City Schools: district office and schools
6. NCES: Alabaster City school district: schools and grade spans
7. Baptist Health: Shelby Hospital
8. Weatherly Residential (HOA): homesites, amenities, Alabaster/Pelham location
9. RE/MAX Alabama: Alabaster subdivisions: subdivision names (secondary source)
10. Wikipedia: Alabaster, Alabama: name origin, geography, district split date, I-65 exit (secondary source)
11. OpenStreetMap / OSRM routing: drive distance and time estimates

Facts checked October 2026. Places, schools and roads change; tell us if something here is out of date.