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Glencoe is a big small town of 5,353 people in Etowah County, Alabama. It's about 6 miles from Gadsden, AL and 58 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $736 a month.
5,353people
$206kTypical home
$736/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,353
- Part of a metro area
- About 315 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 6 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,300/mo)
- Median rent $736/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,152 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to BHM airport
- 54 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Etowah County: R+56 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk