AL area data
Bankston, AL
Bankston, AL.
Population: 1,197 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 88.8 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 16.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- lightning, strongWind, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 58.9 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (57 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Richard Arthur Field (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL) (35 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 11
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 4
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Median annual property tax
- $266
- Households with broadband internet
- 23.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,738
- Average weekly wage
- $841
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Other Services
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