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Pell City is a big small town of 13,587 people in St. Clair County, Alabama. It's about 27 miles from Anniston, AL and 31 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,587people
$250kTypical home
$1,099/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,587
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 543 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 27 mi to Anniston, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,574/mo)
- Median rent $1,099/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (610 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BHM airport
- 28 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 209 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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