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Locust Fork is a small town of 1,402 people in Blount County, Alabama. It's about 26 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,402people
$181kTypical home
$1,121/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,402
- Part of a metro area
- About 360 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 26 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,144/mo)
- Median rent $1,121/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,048 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BHM airport
- 22 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blount County: R+81 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.