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Graysville is a small town of 2,509 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's about 11 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,509people
$117kTypical home
$1,120/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,509
- Part of a metro area
- About 156 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 11 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$737/mo)
- Median rent $1,120/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (483 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,217 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BHM airport
- 12 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 436 ft
- 209 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 196 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 472 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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