Sardis CityAL
A town of 1,787. Public schools that outperform most of Alabama.
Is Sardis City a good place to live?
The best of Sardis City’s subject grades are a B+ for schools and a B for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Among 188 Alabama towns, just 3 have a lower July high than Sardis City. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Among 166 Alabama towns, just 7 have a lower typical home value than Sardis City. Sardis City's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 100% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Sardis City Park, at 47 acres. Sardis City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sardis City stand out
Where Sardis City beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Sardis City for work
Where Sardis City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sardis City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Sardis City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Sardis City: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sardis City, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sardis City.
A typical Sardis City home is worth about $105K
The typical Sardis City home is worth about $105,000, up 7.6% in a year, 56% below the Alabama typical home. 91% of Sardis City households own their home, against 69% in Alabama’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Sardis City’s median rent is $862 a month.
| Sardis City | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $862 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Sardis City’s public schools outperform 74% of Alabama districts
Its public schools are run by the Etowah County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Sardis High School, with 546 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesboro Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 423 | A |
| Sardis High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 546 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
Sardis City is less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns
Sardis City beats the Alabama average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 42% of Sardis City adults sleep under 7 hours, above both Alabama’s towns (40%) and U.S. towns (36%). 43% of Sardis City adults have high blood pressure.
| Sardis City | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 43% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sardis City | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.5% | 19.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Sardis City’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Sardis City for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Sardis City has added 91 jobs, to 396 in 2023. 4.7% of workers work from home in Sardis City.
| Sardis City | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4.7% | 6.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Sardis City, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sardis City has mild winters and hot summers
Sardis City has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Sardis City is 32°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Alabama’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Alabama average. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Alabama.
| Sardis City | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.6 years | 39.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women.
| Sardis City | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.7% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.9% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.2% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.7% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.1% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sardis City Park | — | 47 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sardis City
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sardis City
About 3 of every 100 Sardis City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About Sardis City
Town in Alabama, United States
Sardis City is a town in Etowah and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is part of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area. It originally incorporated in May 1963 under the name of "Sardis". It became Sardis City in the 1980s. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,814.
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- Area
- 7.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,083 ft
- Area code
- 256
Sardis City’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Sardis City.
| Town | AL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sardis City | — | — | B | B− | B+ | C− |
| Whitesboro | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Boaz | #63 | B− | A | — | B | D |
| Carlisle-Rockledge | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C− |
Sardis City, Whitesboro and Carlisle-Rockledge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Whitesboro, Boaz and Carlisle-Rockledge report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sardis City with a neighbor →
Questions about Sardis City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sardis City, AL a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Alabama.
Is Sardis City, AL expensive?
That is 1.9 years of the area's median household income ($54,563 across the Gadsden, AL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.