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Skyline is a small town of 1,126 people in Jackson County, Alabama. It's about 32 miles from Huntsville, AL and 96 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $638 a month.
1,126people
$142kTypical home
$638/moRent
85° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
241Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,126
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 283 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Nashville, TN
- 32 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$893/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 134 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 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to HSV airport
- 93 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,608 ft
- 294 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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.