AL area data
Margaret, AL
Margaret, AL.
Population: 120 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $16,000
- Median days on market
- 71 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 53.5%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,110/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,390/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.9 (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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- tornado, inlandFlooding, lightning, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 58.5 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (23 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Tranquility Base Airport (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) (18 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 21
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.5 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +764 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,994
- Median annual property tax
- $199
- Households with broadband internet
- 100.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 17,991
- Average weekly wage
- $953
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 535
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