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Midfield is a big small town of 5,045 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's about 9 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,045people
$108kTypical home
$1,244/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,045
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,899 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 9 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$679/mo)
- Median rent $1,244/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (401 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,574 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BHM airport
- 12 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 197 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 205 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 490 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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