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Pleasant Groves is a tiny town of 485 people in Jackson County, Alabama. It's about 27 miles from Huntsville, AL and 90 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $768 a month.
485people
$160kTypical home
$768/moRent
85° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
241Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 485
- Part of a metro area
- About 133 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 27 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,006/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 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 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to HSV airport
- 87 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,581 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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