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Wilton is a tiny town of 804 people in Shelby County, Alabama. It's about 31 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $481 a month.
804people
$162kTypical home
$481/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 804
- Part of a metro area
- About 840 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 31 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $481/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 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 (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 28% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BHM airport
- 34 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 226 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 181 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+41 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.