Walnut Grove, AL


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Walnut Grove, AL

About Walnut Grove, AL

Living in Walnut Grove, AL is a truly special experience. The small town charm and the friendly locals make it a welcoming place to call home. With its close proximity to larger cities like Birmingham and Montgomery, Walnut Grove offers small-town living with access to all the amenities of a much bigger city. With its charming historic downtown area and numerous parks, there is plenty of opportunity for outdoor recreation or leisurely strolls through town. The schools are top notch and the community provides an excellent quality of life for both young families and retirees alike. Small industrial town - Northeast Alabama, between Birmingham and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

State: Alabama
County: Etowah County
Metro Area: Gadsden Metro Area
City: Walnut Grove
Zip Codes: 35990
Cost of Living:
Time zone: Central Standard Time (CST)
Elevation: 624 ft above sea level

Gadsden is historically one of the state’s largest industrial centers, producing steel, rubber, fabricated metal and electronic equipment in an almost early 20th century company-town environment. The steel and rubber factories, led by Goodyear and Republic Steel, mostly went away in the 1980’s, leaving a fairly gritty and impoverished industrial landscape. The city worked hard through the 1990’s to reverse the tide with redevelopment investments with some success, but today Gadsden is still a mixed bag with unemployment, crime and education issues.

The setting, along the Coosa River and near the main southern Appalachian ridge is fairly attractive, and the nearby dammed-up portions of the Coosa River provide some entertainment. There are some new arts amenities and a new cultural arts center in a cleaned-up downtown area. Cost of living is attractive and the median home price is among the lowest in the state. Educational attainment is the lowest in the state.

Gadsden is in the Coosa River valley surrounded by hilly terrain with mixed forest, and is located at the south end of the long mountain ridge known as Lookout Mountain. The climate is humid subtropical with a continental influence. There are four seasons with long, hot humid summers and mild winters. The orientation of nearby ridges blocks some cold air from the north but funnels in humid air from the southwest.

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Walnut Grove Cost of Living

Cost of living, attractive setting, and nearby water recreation make Walnut Grove a great place to live.

$140,200
-141.2% lower than avg
$36,875
-87.2% lower than avg
6.3 / 6.8
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summer/winter
Walnut Grove Crime
45.8 / 100
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low) to 100 (high). US average: 35.4
Minimum annual income
To live comfortably in Walnut Grove, Alabama
$27,000
for a family
$30,400
for a single person
Pros & Cons of Walnut Grove
   Cost of living
Economy and jobs
   Attractive setting
Entertainment
   Nearby water recreation
Low educational attainment
Cost of Living