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Warrior is a small town of 3,207 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 $150k and rent runs about $774 a month.
3,207people
$150kTypical home
$774/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,207
- Part of a metro area
- About 328 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 20 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$945/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $58k
- 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
- 112 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
- High violent crime (771 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,943 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BHM airport
- 18 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 222 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 181 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 283 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 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