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Section is a small town of 1,069 people in Jackson County, Alabama. It's about 40 miles from Gadsden, AL and 86 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $709 a month.
1,069people
$156kTypical home
$709/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,069
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 234 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 40 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$984/mo)
- Median rent $709/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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 (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,433 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to HSV airport
- 83 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.