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Irondale is a big small town of 13,464 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's about 8 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,464people
$256kTypical home
$1,320/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,464
- Part of a metro area
- About 778 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 8 mi to Birmingham, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,613/mo)
- Median rent $1,320/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,295 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 18% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BHM airport
- 6 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 192 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 495 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+10 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk