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Carbon Hill is a small town of 1,536 people in Walker County, Alabama. It's about 46 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 49 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $61k and rent runs about $657 a month.
1,536people
$61kTypical home
$657/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,536
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 279 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 46 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $61k (≈$385/mo)
- Median rent $657/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,744 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to BHM airport
- 50 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 204 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walker County: R+72 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low 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.