Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,855, settled in 1900.
Graysville’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for health. 27% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent in Graysville, against 46% in Alabama’s towns and 48% across U.S. towns. Among 166 Alabama towns, just 7 have a lower typical home value than Graysville. Graysville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 90% of U.S. towns. Graysville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Graysville beats most towns.
Where Graysville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Graysville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 319 in 1900, a low of 244 in 1930, 1,950 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Graysville. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaLegion Field
11 mi Stadium & arenaProtective Stadium
12 mi MuseumSloss Furnaces23 mi LakeLewis Smith Lake
11 mi Stadium & arenaLegacy Arena
11 mi Stadium & arenaBirmingham–Jefferson Convention ComplexLegion Field: USGS, Public domain · Protective Stadium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sloss Furnaces: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legacy Arena: AuburnShuffle, CC0 · Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Graysville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Graysville.
The typical Graysville home is worth about $102,000, down 4.4% in a year, 57% below the Alabama typical home. 60% of households own their home in Graysville, below both Alabama’s towns (69%) and U.S. towns (73%).
| Graysville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,120 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Jefferson County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 211 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
Graysville beats the Alabama average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 17% of Graysville adults have diabetes.
| Graysville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 43% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Graysville | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Graysville for work: only 2% work in town. Graysville’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Birmingham (32%), Homewood (7%) and Hoover (6%).
| Graysville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Graysville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Graysville is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Graysville's reported crime rate is above Alabama's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 7 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Graysville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.8 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19.6 per 1,000 residents | 16.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Graysville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7 within 15 miles of the center of Graysville
About 4 of every 100 Graysville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
City in Alabama, United States
Graysville is a city in northwestern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, located north of Adamsville. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,950.
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2 towns share a border with Graysville.
| Town | AL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graysville | — | — | A | — | C | C− |
| Adamsville | #122 | C− | B+ | D | C | C |
| Brookside | — | — | A+ | C− | C | B− |
Graysville and Brookside have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Graysville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Graysville with a neighbor →
