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Community Facts

Population: city- 36,719; Etowah County- 104,462

Gadsden is located in northeastern Alabama,60 miles northeast of Birmingham.

Gadsden and the Surrounding Area Offers:

• Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts
• First Friday (A Downtown Gadsden Inc. event on first Friday of every month)
• Imagination Place Children’s Museum
• Mountain Top Flea Market
• Wills Creek Vineyard
• Outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, fishing

Points of Interest:

• Noccaula Falls Park
• Coosa River
• Cherokee Rock Village
• James D. Martin Wildlife Park
• Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail courses

Weather:

Average annual rainfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …56"

Average snowfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1"

Average temperature in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49°

Average temperature in summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89°

Market Data

Average household income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,170

Average cost of existing 3BR home: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$160,000

Average cost of a 2BR apartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$378/mo.

State Income Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5%

Education:

(Gadsden City, Etowah County and Attalla City districts):

High Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Middle Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Elementary Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Private Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Higher Education:

• Gadsden State Community College
• Jacksonville State University
• University of Alabama, Gadsden Center