Living in Odenville, AL
Odenville is a big small town of 5,197 people in St. Clair County, Alabama. It's about 25 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,197people
$224kTypical home
$1,581/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,197
- Part of a metro area
- About 372 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 25 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,410/mo)
- Median rent $1,581/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (432 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BHM airport
- 21 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 175 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 219 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Clair County: R+64 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