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Ashville is a small town of 2,464 people in St. Clair County, Alabama. It's about 19 miles from Gadsden, AL and 37 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $911 a month.
2,464people
$205kTypical home
$911/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,464
- Part of a metro area
- About 128 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 19 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,292/mo)
- Median rent $911/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (593 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to BHM airport
- 33 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 538 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Clair County: R+64 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate 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.