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Grayson Valley is a big small town of 6,077 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's about 12 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,077people
$148kTypical home
$1,312/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,077
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,251 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 12 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $1,312/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,456 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BHM airport
- 9 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 938 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 470 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+10 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