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Douglas is a small town of 1,113 people in Marshall County, Alabama. It's about 21 miles from Gadsden, AL and 52 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $905 a month.
1,113people
$175kTypical home
$905/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,113
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 327 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 21 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,106/mo)
- Median rent $905/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,295 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to HSV airport
- 48 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 145 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+72 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low 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.