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Calera is a small city of 17,714 people in Shelby County, Alabama. It's about 28 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,714people
$235kTypical home
$1,601/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,714
- Part of a metro area
- About 729 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 28 mi to Birmingham, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,484/mo)
- Median rent $1,601/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 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 (249 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,195 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BHM airport
- 30 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 175 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 219 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 305 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+41 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