Living in Remlap, AL
Remlap is a small town of 2,761 people in Blount County, Alabama. It's about 23 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $776 a month.
2,761people
$209kTypical home
$776/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
244Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,761
- Part of a metro area
- About 170 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 23 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,317/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,048 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BHM airport
- 19 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,171 ft
- 223 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 236 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blount County: R+81 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.