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Centre is a small town of 3,700 people in Cherokee County, Alabama. It's about 22 miles from Gadsden, AL and 76 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $594 a month.
3,700people
$158kTypical home
$594/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,700
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 316 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 22 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$999/mo)
- Median rent $594/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 123 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 (251 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,615 per 100k)
People
- Median age 59
- 15% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to CHA airport
- 74 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 610 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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