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Choccolocco is a small town of 2,620 people in Calhoun County, Alabama. It's about 6 miles from Anniston, AL and 63 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $858 a month.
2,620people
$263kTypical home
$858/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,620
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 225 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 6 mi to Anniston, AL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,658/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (533 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,685 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to BHM airport
- 60 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 161 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+45 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk