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Ballplay is a tiny town of 842 people in Etowah County, Alabama. It's about 12 miles from Gadsden, AL and 67 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $847 a month.
842people
$145kTypical home
$847/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
235Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 842
- Part of a metro area
- About 36 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 12 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$916/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,152 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 17% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to BHM airport
- 63 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Etowah County: R+56 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
- 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.