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West End-Cobb Town is a small town of 3,453 people in Calhoun County, Alabama. It's about 4 miles from Anniston, AL and 54 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $779 a month.
3,453people
$84kTypical home
$779/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,453
- Part of a metro area
- About 838 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 4 mi to Anniston, AL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$529/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 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
- Above-average violent crime (533 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,685 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to BHM airport
- 51 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 165 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+45 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk