Living in Maplesville, AL
Maplesville is a small town of 1,200 people in Chilton County, Alabama. It's about 47 miles from Montgomery, AL and 52 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,200people
$133kTypical home
$1,140/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,200
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 349 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 47 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$836/mo)
- Median rent $1,140/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,256 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MGM airport
- 54 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 367 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 244 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 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
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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