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Clanton is a big small town of 8,958 people in Chilton County, Alabama. It's about 40 miles from Montgomery, AL and 48 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $869 a month.
8,958people
$166kTypical home
$869/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,958
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 387 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 40 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,049/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,577 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MGM airport
- 50 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 233 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chilton County: R+72 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk