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Riverside is a small town of 2,097 people in St. Clair County, Alabama. It's about 23 miles from Anniston, AL and 35 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,097people
$221kTypical home
$1,161/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,097
- Part of a metro area
- About 242 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 23 mi to Anniston, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,390/mo)
- Median rent $1,161/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (559 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BHM airport
- 32 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 175 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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