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Sardis City is a small town of 2,046 people in Etowah County, Alabama. It's about 13 miles from Gadsden, AL and 59 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $862 a month.
2,046people
$226kTypical home
$862/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,046
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 260 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 13 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,423/mo)
- Median rent $862/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (262 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,061 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to HSV airport
- 56 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 252 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Etowah County: R+56 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk