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Country around Fackler is a rural area of about 1,023 people in Jackson County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Huntsville, AL and 96 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $780 a month.
1,023people
$163kTypical home
$780/moRent
86° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
241Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,023 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Nashville, TN
- 39 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,028/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,433 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to HSV airport
- 97 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,424 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+71 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.