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Country around Banks is a rural area of about 1,600 people in Pike County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Montgomery, AL and 129 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,600people
$107kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
90° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,600 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 45 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,737 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to DHN airport
- 130 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 489 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 272 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+25 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk