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Ohatchee is a small town of 1,148 people in Calhoun County, Alabama. It's about 15 miles from Anniston, AL and 48 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $796 a month.
1,148people
$198kTypical home
$796/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
244Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,148
- Part of a metro area
- About 195 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 15 mi to Anniston, AL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,246/mo)
- Median rent $796/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (457 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,109 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BHM airport
- 44 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 160 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+45 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk