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Hollins is a tiny town of 465 people in Clay County, Alabama. It's about 42 miles from Anniston, AL and 48 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $619 a month.
465people
$125kTypical home
$619/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
244Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 465
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 39 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 42 mi to Anniston, AL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$785/mo)
- Median rent $619/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 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
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (550 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to BHM airport
- 47 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 853 ft
- 181 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 205 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+70 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.