Living in Lineville, AL
Lineville is a small town of 2,546 people in Clay County, Alabama. It's about 25 miles from Anniston, AL and 62 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $658 a month.
2,546people
$176kTypical home
$658/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,546
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 263 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 25 mi to Anniston, AL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,107/mo)
- Median rent $658/mo
- Median household income $38k
- 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 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (423 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to BHM airport
- 60 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 196 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+70 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk