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Pisgah is a tiny town of 923 people in Jackson County, Alabama. It's about 43 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 97 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $643 a month.
923people
$134kTypical home
$643/moRent
86° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 923
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 192 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 43 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$848/mo)
- Median rent $643/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,433 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CHA airport
- 93 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,381 ft
- 290 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+71 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.