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Spruce Pine is a tiny town of 189 people in Franklin County, Alabama. It's about 30 miles from Florence, AL and 80 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $676 a month.
189people
$136kTypical home
$676/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 189
- Part of a metro area
- About 204 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 30 mi to Florence, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$858/mo)
- Median rent $676/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (979 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MSL airport
- 80 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 192 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+73 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.