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Valley is a big small town of 10,277 people in Chambers County, Alabama. It's about 22 miles from Auburn, AL and 80 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,277people
$141kTypical home
$1,016/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,277
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 797 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 22 mi to Auburn, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$888/mo)
- Median rent $1,016/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (332 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,193 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CSG airport
- 73 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 202 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chambers County: R+23 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk