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Shoal Creek is a small town of 1,328 people in Shelby County, Alabama. It's about 13 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $763k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,328people
$763kTypical home
$2,766/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,328
- Part of a metro area
- About 263 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 13 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $763k (≈$4,808/mo)
- Median rent $2,766/mo
- Median household income $218k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BHM airport
- 12 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 197 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 197 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 493 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 147 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+41 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk