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Harvest is a big small town of 5,955 people in Madison County, Alabama. It's about 12 miles from Huntsville, AL and 85 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,955people
$281kTypical home
$1,223/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,955
- Part of a metro area
- About 483 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Nashville, TN
- 12 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,774/mo)
- Median rent $1,223/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to HSV airport
- 88 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 294 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 336 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+9 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.