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Meridianville.
Meridianville is an unincorporated community in Madison County, AL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Meridianville
Meridianville is an unincorporated community in Alabama with home prices that remain within reach, county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Meridianville deals with larger class sizes than the national average, above-average rainfall, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Low unemployment in the county
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Highly educated workforce
The not so good
- High student-teacher ratio
- Above-average rainfall
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
How Meridianville compares
Median household income
Median home value
What it takes to move to Meridianville
Based on Meridianville's median rent, home value and household income
To buy
$58,380
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $29,190
- Homes cost 3.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Job market
2.4% county unemployment
Unemployment in Madison County is 2.4%, well below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Madison County (county-wide)
Safety
186 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Meridianville doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Madison County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 848/100k · Policed by Madison County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
25 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 25.2 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 19% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 32°F and snow a regular occurrence. It's a wet climate overall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 21% above US
43% bachelor's degree or higher
The population is well-educated, with 43% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.
Schools
1 public school inside the boundary
There is 1 public school inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22:1, above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Russell Cave National Monument (44 miles away). There are 6 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Meridianville's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and county unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are above-average rainfall and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low), remote workers (19% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals.
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