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Country around Huntsville is a rural area of about 1,153 people in Madison County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 5 miles from Huntsville, AL and 77 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,153people
$299kTypical home
$1,654/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
241Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,153 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 5 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,887/mo)
- Median rent $1,654/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 22% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to HSV airport
- 74 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 614 ft
- 279 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 322 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+9 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.