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Bon Air is a tiny town of 141 people in Talladega County, Alabama. It's about 33 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $910 a month.
141people
$111kTypical home
$910/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 141
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 106 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 33 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$701/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,670 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BHM airport
- 32 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 466 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 200 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Talladega County: R+34 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.