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Living in Priceville, AL

Priceville is a small town of 3,726 people in Morgan County, Alabama. It's about 7 miles from Decatur, AL and 69 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $682 a month.

3,726people
$266kTypical home
$682/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
241Sunny days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,726
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 580 people per sq mi
  • 69 mi to Birmingham, AL
  • 7 mi to Decatur, AL
  • 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $266k (≈$1,680/mo)
  • Median rent $682/mo
  • Median household income $117k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 0.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 90°F
  • Winter highs around 52°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
  • 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
  • 124 cloudy days a year
  • 42 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 2" of snow a year
  • Snow days are rare
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (779 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 36
  • 48% of households have kids
  • 13% are 65 or older
  • 38% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 29 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 10 mi to HSV airport
  • 67 mi to BHM (major hub)
  • 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 96% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 2003
  • 92% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 594 ft
  • 270 mi to the ocean
  • 3 mi to a big lake
  • 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 148 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 12 mi to the nearest campground
  • 16 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 342 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 37 bars within 25 mi
  • 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 17 museums within 25 mi
  • 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 8 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 48% of Alabama districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 5 mi to the nearest vet
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 10 congregations per 10k people
  • 19 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Morgan County: R+53 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

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