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Falkville is a small town of 1,606 people in Morgan County, Alabama. It's about 14 miles from Decatur, AL and 59 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 $140k and rent runs about $693 a month.
1,606people
$140kTypical home
$693/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,606
- Part of a metro area
- About 377 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 14 mi to Decatur, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$880/mo)
- Median rent $693/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (340 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,075 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to HSV airport
- 57 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 260 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 156 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+53 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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