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Moores Mill is a big small town of 6,378 people in Madison County, Alabama. It's about 14 miles from Huntsville, AL and 86 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,378people
$274kTypical home
$1,288/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,378
- Part of a metro area
- About 469 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Nashville, TN
- 14 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,728/mo)
- Median rent $1,288/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to HSV airport
- 88 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 295 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 282 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+9 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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