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Blountsville is a small town of 1,648 people in Blount County, Alabama. It's about 33 miles from Gadsden, AL and 40 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $924 a month.
1,648people
$131kTypical home
$924/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,648
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 304 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 33 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$825/mo)
- Median rent $924/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,021 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BHM airport
- 37 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 833 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 159 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blount County: R+81 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