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Piedmont is a small town of 4,740 people in Calhoun County, Alabama. It's about 21 miles from Anniston, AL and 69 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $842 a month.
4,740people
$115kTypical home
$842/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,740
- Part of a metro area
- About 482 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 21 mi to Anniston, AL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$724/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1012 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,432 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to BHM airport
- 70 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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