The city also has numerous parks and greenspace, as well as a state-of-the-art library. Its school system, Mountain Brook School System, is an award-winning system, with all its schools owning the Blue Ribbon Award. It is also home to the largest strawberry farm in the state of Alabama. Mountain Brook is known for its premier shopping district, known as Mountain Brook Village, as well as for the Little Leagues and swimming pools. These five villages make up the commercial and residential areas of the city. The city is divided into five sections (villages): English Village, Crestline Village, Cahaba Village, Mountain Brook Village, and Overton Village.
Mountain Brook was founded in 1942 and originally developed by the R.L.
It is one of the most affluent cities in the state and in the Southeast and has been consistently ranked as one of the top-earning towns in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,413.
Mountain Brook is a suburb of Birmingham, AL located in Jefferson County, AL.
