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Owens Cross Roads is a small town of 2,826 people in Madison County, Alabama. It's about 15 miles from Huntsville, AL and 76 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,826people
$227kTypical home
$1,078/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
241Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,826
- Part of a metro area
- About 358 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 15 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,431/mo)
- Median rent $1,078/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,078 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 46% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HSV airport
- 73 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 577 ft
- 277 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 293 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.