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Scottsboro is a small city of 15,712 people in Jackson County, Alabama. It's about 36 miles from Huntsville, AL and 88 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $830 a month.
15,712people
$190kTypical home
$830/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,712
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 310 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 36 mi to Huntsville, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,201/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,108 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to HSV airport
- 85 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 620 ft
- 285 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+71 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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