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Jackson is a small town of 4,589 people in Clarke County, Alabama. It's about 61 miles from Mobile, AL and 152 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $647 a month.
4,589people
$131kTypical home
$647/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,589
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 293 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 61 mi to Mobile, AL
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$825/mo)
- Median rent $647/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (501 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,382 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to MOB airport
- 84 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 253 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clarke County: R+17 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk