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