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Childersburg is a small town of 4,655 people in Talladega County, Alabama. It's about 31 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $793 a month.
4,655people
$134kTypical home
$793/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,655
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 378 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 31 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$842/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 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
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,726 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BHM airport
- 30 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 198 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Talladega County: R+34 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk