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Trussville is a small city of 26,673 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's about 16 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $370k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,673people
$370kTypical home
$1,711/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,673
- Part of a metro area
- About 748 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 16 mi to Birmingham, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $370k (≈$2,335/mo)
- Median rent $1,711/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,372 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BHM airport
- 13 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 182 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 394 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 108 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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