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Heflin is a small town of 3,467 people in Cleburne County, Alabama. It's about 14 miles from Anniston, AL and 66 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $755 a month.
3,467people
$172kTypical home
$755/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,467
- Part of a metro area
- About 215 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 14 mi to Anniston, AL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,083/mo)
- Median rent $755/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to ATL airport
- 66 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 160 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cleburne County: R+84 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk