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Ider is a tiny town of 731 people in DeKalb County, Alabama. It's about 35 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 96 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $727 a month.
731people
$163kTypical home
$727/moRent
85° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 731
- Part of a metro area
- About 135 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 35 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,027/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,169 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to CHA airport
- 100 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,585 ft
- 292 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+74 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.