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Rainsville, AL
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Living in Rainsville



Rainsville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 5,676 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rainsville is the 111th largest community in Alabama.

Of important note, Rainsville is also a city of artists. Rainsville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Rainsville’s character.

The overall crime rate in Rainsville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Rainsville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Rainsville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Rainsville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Rainsville may be for you.

As is often the case in a small city, Rainsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of people in Rainsville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.16% of adults in Rainsville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rainsville in 2022 was $27,308, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,232 for a family of four. However, Rainsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rainsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rainsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rainsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rainsville include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Rainsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.


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