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Country around Vina is a rural area of about 1,470 people in Franklin County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Florence, AL and 94 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $665 a month.
1,470people
$104kTypical home
$665/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,470 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 41 mi to Florence, AL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$658/mo)
- Median rent $665/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (979 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MSL airport
- 94 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 614 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 211 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+73 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk