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Addison is a tiny town of 649 people in Winston County, Alabama. It's about 28 miles from Decatur, AL and 52 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $803 a month.
649people
$111kTypical home
$803/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 649
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 172 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 28 mi to Decatur, AL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$697/mo)
- Median rent $803/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,030 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to HSV airport
- 51 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 175 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winston County: R+84 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.