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Coosada is a small town of 1,105 people in Elmore County, Alabama. It's about 11 miles from Montgomery, AL and 76 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $925 a month.
1,105people
$170kTypical home
$925/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,105
- Part of a metro area
- About 160 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 11 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (793 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MGM airport
- 78 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- 137 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 249 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 188 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elmore County: R+52 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk