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Helena is a small city of 21,769 people in Shelby County, Alabama. It's about 17 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,769people
$331kTypical home
$1,574/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,769
- Part of a metro area
- About 975 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 17 mi to Birmingham, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,085/mo)
- Median rent $1,574/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (357 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BHM airport
- 21 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 214 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 439 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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