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Trafford is a tiny town of 493 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's about 20 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $834 a month.
493people
$117kTypical home
$834/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 493
- Part of a metro area
- About 180 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 20 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$735/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,456 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BHM airport
- 18 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 223 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 179 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 291 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+10 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.