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Hollywood is a tiny town of 942 people in Jackson County, Alabama. It's about 40 miles from Huntsville, AL and 95 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $1k a month.
942people
$113kTypical home
$1,096/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 942
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 104 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 40 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$714/mo)
- Median rent $1,096/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,433 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to HSV airport
- 92 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 291 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+71 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk