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Tidmore Bend is a small town of 1,192 people in Etowah County, Alabama. It's about 5 miles from Gadsden, AL and 61 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,192people
$163kTypical home
$1,257/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
235Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,192
- Part of a metro area
- About 123 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 5 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $1,257/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,152 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to BHM airport
- 57 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 581 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Etowah County: R+56 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
- Low 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.