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Country around Houston is a rural area of about 1,203 people in Winston County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 31 miles from Decatur, AL and 54 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $803 a month.
1,203people
$212kTypical home
$803/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,203 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 31 mi to Decatur, AL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,337/mo)
- Median rent $803/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,030 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 17% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to HSV airport
- 54 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 732 ft
- 243 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winston County: R+84 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.