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Oak Grove is a tiny town of 856 people in Talladega County, Alabama. It's about 37 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $900 a month.
856people
$166kTypical home
$900/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 856
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 464 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 37 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,046/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,670 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BHM airport
- 36 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 204 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Talladega County: R+34 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