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Hartselle is a small city of 15,847 people in Morgan County, Alabama. It's about 10 miles from Decatur, AL and 64 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $804 a month.
15,847people
$204kTypical home
$804/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,847
- Part of a metro area
- About 950 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 10 mi to Decatur, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,285/mo)
- Median rent $804/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,669 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HSV airport
- 62 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 264 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 154 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 182 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+53 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