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Ashland is a small town of 1,797 people in Clay County, Alabama. It's about 28 miles from Anniston, AL and 58 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $366 a month.
1,797people
$158kTypical home
$366/moRent
89° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,797
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 245 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 28 mi to Anniston, AL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$996/mo)
- Median rent $366/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (369 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,041 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to BHM airport
- 57 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,142 ft
- 192 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 189 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+70 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low 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.