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Grant is a small town of 1,336 people in Marshall County, Alabama. It's about 27 miles from Huntsville, AL and 75 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 48°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $543 a month.
1,336people
$239kTypical home
$543/moRent
86° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,336
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 722 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 27 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,510/mo)
- Median rent $543/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,995 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HSV airport
- 72 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 192 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+72 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk