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Good Hope is a small town of 2,574 people in Cullman County, Alabama. It's about 33 miles from Decatur, AL and 41 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $884 a month.
2,574people
$203kTypical home
$884/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,574
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 326 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 33 mi to Decatur, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,281/mo)
- Median rent $884/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days 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 31
- 43% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to HSV airport
- 38 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 676 ft
- 242 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 167 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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