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Russellville is a big small town of 10,799 people in Franklin County, Alabama. It's about 23 miles from Florence, AL and 86 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $685 a month.
10,799people
$124kTypical home
$685/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,799
- Part of a metro area
- About 805 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 23 mi to Florence, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$781/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,303 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MSL airport
- 86 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 188 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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