AL area data
Silas, AL
Silas, AL.
Population: 1,878 (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
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- hurricane, inlandFlooding, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 58.7 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Butler-Choctaw County Airport (17 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport (MEI) (36 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 12
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.3 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,990
- Median annual property tax
- $199
- Mean commute to work
- 43 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 50.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,885
- Average weekly wage
- $1,175
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Construction, Accommodation & Food
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