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Oxford is a small city of 22,063 people in Calhoun County, Alabama. It's about 6 miles from Anniston, AL and 54 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $925 a month.
22,063people
$171kTypical home
$925/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,063
- Part of a metro area
- About 691 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 6 mi to Anniston, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,078/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 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
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,303 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to BHM airport
- 51 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 169 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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