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Smoke Rise is a small town of 1,471 people in Blount County, Alabama. It's about 24 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $776 a month.
1,471people
$202kTypical home
$776/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,471
- Part of a metro area
- About 257 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 24 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,272/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,048 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 43% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BHM airport
- 22 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 226 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 178 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blount County: R+81 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.