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Emerald Mountain is a small town of 3,535 people in Elmore County, Alabama. It's about 12 miles from Montgomery, AL and 85 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,535people
$321kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,535
- Part of a metro area
- About 220 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 12 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,026/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,066 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MGM airport
- 86 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 354 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 248 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elmore County: R+52 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very 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.