Living in Trinity, AL
Trinity is a small town of 2,561 people in Morgan County, Alabama. It's about 5 miles from Decatur, AL and 76 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $864 a month.
2,561people
$283kTypical home
$864/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
242Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,561
- Part of a metro area
- About 504 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 5 mi to Decatur, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,785/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,027 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 42% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HSV airport
- 74 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 272 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 154 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 172 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+53 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.