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Hillsboro is a tiny town of 527 people in Lawrence County, Alabama. It's about 12 miles from Decatur, AL and 80 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $681 a month.
527people
$121kTypical home
$681/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
242Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 527
- Part of a metro area
- About 280 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 12 mi to Decatur, AL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$764/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (304 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to HSV airport
- 79 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 597 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 157 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+62 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk