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Saks is a big small town of 10,681 people in Calhoun County, Alabama. It's about 4 miles from Anniston, AL and 56 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 $116k and rent runs about $898 a month.
10,681people
$116kTypical home
$898/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,681
- Part of a metro area
- About 877 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 4 mi to Anniston, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$734/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 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
- Above-average violent crime (533 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,685 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to BHM airport
- 53 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 223 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 161 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+45 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk