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Powell is a tiny town of 912 people in DeKalb County, Alabama. It's about 37 miles from Gadsden, AL and 86 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $931 a month.
912people
$116kTypical home
$931/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 912
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 190 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 37 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$734/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 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
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,169 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to HSV airport
- 83 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,214 ft
- 279 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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