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Country around Cherokee is a rural area of about 3,731 people in Colbert County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Florence, AL and 109 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $793 a month.
3,731people
$101kTypical home
$793/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,731 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 21 mi to Florence, AL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$634/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,091 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MSL airport
- 109 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 277 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 195 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colbert County: R+46 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk