Living in Ardmore, AL
Ardmore is a small town of 1,384 people in Limestone County, Alabama. It's about 22 miles from Huntsville, AL and 76 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $714 a month.
1,384people
$217kTypical home
$714/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,384
- Part of a metro area
- About 677 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Nashville, TN
- 22 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,366/mo)
- Median rent $714/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- Low property crime (908 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to HSV airport
- 79 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 260 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Limestone County: R+44 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk