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Pine Ridge is a tiny town of 506 people in DeKalb County, Alabama. It's about 33 miles from Gadsden, AL and 86 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $852 a month.
506people
$153kTypical home
$852/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
235Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 506
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 380 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 33 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$963/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,169 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to CHA airport
- 83 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+74 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.