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Center Point is a small city of 15,914 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's about 10 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,914people
$152kTypical home
$1,218/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,914
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,561 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 10 mi to Birmingham, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$957/mo)
- Median rent $1,218/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 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
- Above-average violent crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,456 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BHM airport
- 7 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 187 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 470 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+10 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk