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Blue Ridge is a small town of 1,190 people in Elmore County, Alabama. It's about 12 miles from Montgomery, AL and 79 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,190people
$315kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,190
- Part of a metro area
- About 153 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 12 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,986/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,066 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MGM airport
- 81 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 505 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 246 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 185 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elmore County: R+52 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very 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.