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Cedar Bluff is a small town of 1,629 people in Cherokee County, Alabama. It's about 23 miles from Rome, GA and 74 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $642 a month.
1,629people
$205kTypical home
$642/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,629
- Part of a metro area
- About 339 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 23 mi to Rome, GA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,291/mo)
- Median rent $642/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (846 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to CHA airport
- 78 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 571 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+76 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk