Living in Kimberly, AL
Kimberly is a small town of 4,439 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's about 17 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,439people
$322kTypical home
$1,176/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,439
- Part of a metro area
- About 606 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 17 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,032/mo)
- Median rent $1,176/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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 (199 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (839 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BHM airport
- 15 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 183 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 324 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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