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Pinson is a big small town of 7,832 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's about 15 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,832people
$212kTypical home
$1,509/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,832
- Part of a metro area
- About 656 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 15 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,337/mo)
- Median rent $1,509/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,456 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 41% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BHM airport
- 11 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 182 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 391 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+10 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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