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Nectar is a tiny town of 460 people in Blount County, Alabama. It's about 33 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $1k a month.
460people
$168kTypical home
$1,196/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 460
- Part of a metro area
- About 254 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 33 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,061/mo)
- Median rent $1,196/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,048 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BHM airport
- 30 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 535 ft
- 234 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 165 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blount County: R+81 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