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Holtville is a big small town of 5,158 people in Elmore County, Alabama. It's about 20 miles from Montgomery, AL and 68 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $954 a month.
5,158people
$267kTypical home
$954/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,158
- Part of a metro area
- About 239 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 20 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,684/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,066 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 46% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MGM airport
- 69 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 351 ft
- 146 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 240 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elmore County: R+52 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk