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Guntersville is a big small town of 8,916 people in Marshall County, Alabama. It's about 28 miles from Gadsden, AL and 66 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $325k and rent runs about $842 a month.
8,916people
$325kTypical home
$842/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,916
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 348 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 28 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,048/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (262 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,991 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to HSV airport
- 63 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 264 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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