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Harpersville is a small town of 1,788 people in Shelby County, Alabama. It's about 26 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $843 a month.
1,788people
$211kTypical home
$843/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,788
- Part of a metro area
- About 81 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 26 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,332/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 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
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (712 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BHM airport
- 25 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 191 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 199 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 381 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+41 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk