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Hytop is a tiny town of 726 people in Jackson County, Alabama. It's about 36 miles from Huntsville, AL and 90 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $733 a month.
726people
$145kTypical home
$733/moRent
84° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
241Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 726
- Part of a metro area
- About 210 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Nashville, TN
- 36 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$913/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 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 30
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to HSV airport
- 91 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,759 ft
- 301 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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