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Montevallo is a big small town of 7,556 people in Shelby County, Alabama. It's about 28 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $956 a month.
7,556people
$221kTypical home
$956/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,556
- Part of a metro area
- About 587 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 28 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,392/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (114 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (632 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 29% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BHM airport
- 31 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 174 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 222 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 302 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+41 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