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Stevenson is a small town of 1,995 people in Jackson County, Alabama. It's about 35 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 98 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $917 a month.
1,995people
$157kTypical home
$917/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,995
- Part of a metro area
- About 259 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Nashville, TN
- 35 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$989/mo)
- Median rent $917/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,649 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CHA airport
- 99 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 303 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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