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Margaret is a big small town of 5,877 people in St. Clair County, Alabama. It's about 22 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,877people
$231kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,877
- Part of a metro area
- About 598 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 22 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,456/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% 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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (288 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BHM airport
- 18 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 214 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 178 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 350 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Clair County: R+64 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.