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Whitesboro is a small town of 1,918 people in Etowah County, Alabama. It's about 11 miles from Gadsden, AL and 61 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,918people
$154kTypical home
$1,028/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,918
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 110 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 11 mi to Gadsden, AL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$974/mo)
- Median rent $1,028/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,152 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to HSV airport
- 58 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,043 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Etowah County: R+56 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk