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Jemison is a small town of 2,796 people in Chilton County, Alabama. It's about 39 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,796people
$170kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,796
- Part of a metro area
- About 246 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 39 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,072/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 102 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
- Low violent crime (226 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,539 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BHM airport
- 41 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 164 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 228 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chilton County: R+72 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk