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Rainsville is a big small town of 5,702 people in DeKalb County, Alabama. It's about 35 miles from Gadsden, AL and 87 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $519 a month.
5,702people
$230kTypical home
$519/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,702
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 275 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 35 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,453/mo)
- Median rent $519/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (876 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to CHA airport
- 83 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,283 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 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
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
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