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Joppa is a tiny town of 448 people in Cullman County, Alabama. It's about 28 miles from Huntsville, AL and 55 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $908 a month.
448people
$178kTypical home
$908/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 448
- Part of a metro area
- About 230 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 28 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,119/mo)
- Median rent $908/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (158 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,294 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HSV airport
- 52 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 968 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cullman County: R+81 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.