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Snead is a small town of 1,247 people in Blount County, Alabama. It's about 23 miles from Gadsden, AL and 47 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $704 a month.
1,247people
$175kTypical home
$704/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
241Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,247
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 220 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 23 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,105/mo)
- Median rent $704/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (445 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,180 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to HSV airport
- 43 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 150 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 40 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.