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Boaz is a big small town of 10,814 people in Marshall County, Alabama. It's about 15 miles from Gadsden, AL and 59 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $663 a month.
10,814people
$199kTypical home
$663/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,814
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 743 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 15 mi to Gadsden, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,256/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,012 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to HSV airport
- 56 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+72 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk