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Cherokee is a small town of 1,120 people in Colbert County, Alabama. It's about 18 miles from Florence, AL and 108 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $895 a month.
1,120people
$102kTypical home
$895/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,120
- Part of a metro area
- About 505 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 18 mi to Florence, AL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$645/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,410 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MSL airport
- 108 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 278 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 192 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colbert County: R+46 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.