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Fairview is a tiny town of 796 people in Cullman County, Alabama. It's about 29 miles from Decatur, AL and 50 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 $258k and rent runs about $689 a month.
796people
$258kTypical home
$689/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 796
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 406 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 29 mi to Decatur, AL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,625/mo)
- Median rent $689/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (158 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,294 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HSV airport
- 48 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 153 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cullman County: R+81 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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.