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Sylvania is a small town of 1,925 people in DeKalb County, Alabama. It's about 40 miles from Gadsden, AL and 91 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $692 a month.
1,925people
$162kTypical home
$692/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,925
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 226 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 40 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,018/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°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
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- Low property crime (976 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CHA airport
- 88 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,371 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+74 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk