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Geraldine is a small town of 1,011 people in DeKalb County, Alabama. It's about 24 miles from Gadsden, AL and 73 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $417 a month.
1,011people
$172kTypical home
$417/moRent
87° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,011
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 265 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 24 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,084/mo)
- Median rent $417/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,078 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to HSV airport
- 70 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,142 ft
- 266 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+74 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk