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Red Bay is a small town of 3,201 people in Franklin County, Alabama. It's about 38 miles from Florence, AL and 99 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $542 a month.
3,201people
$108kTypical home
$542/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,201
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 328 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 38 mi to Florence, AL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$682/mo)
- Median rent $542/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,155 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MSL airport
- 100 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 256 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 211 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+73 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk