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Ragland is a small town of 1,682 people in St. Clair County, Alabama. It's about 19 miles from Gadsden, AL and 41 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $803 a month.
1,682people
$109kTypical home
$803/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
244Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,682
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 100 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 19 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$689/mo)
- Median rent $803/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (220 per 100k)
- Low property crime (921 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BHM airport
- 38 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 223 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 165 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Clair County: R+64 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.