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Weaver gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $179K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the Anniston metro’s $55K median household income. It grades C overall, 99th of 187 graded towns in Alabama. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its police reported 10 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 78% of U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 97% of U.S. towns.
Where Weaver beats most towns.
Where Weaver’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 Weaver is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 74 in 1950, 3,339 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 3 maps from 1947 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Weaver, 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 Weaver.
Weaver is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sends most of its workers to Anniston and beyond, but it has little public open land.
Weaver’s property crime rate is 19.9 per 1,000 residents, above both the Alabama town median (16.9) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). Weaver reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 78% report less. Weaver’s violent crime rate is 3 per 1,000 residents.
| Weaver | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19.9 per 1,000 residents | 16.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Calhoun County school district. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Weaver High School, with 468 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weaver Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 544 | B |
| Weaver High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 468 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
Weaver has 81 jobs for its 1,212 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Weaver for work: only 2% work in town. Weaver’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, where Alabama’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Anniston (28%), Oxford (11%) and Jacksonville (6%).
| Weaver | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 16% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Weaver home is worth about $179,000, up 2.8% in a year, 25% below the Alabama typical home. The median rent in Weaver is $885 a month.
| Weaver | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $885 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Weaver has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 33° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). 14% of residents are 65 or older in Weaver. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Alabama.
| Weaver | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.7 years | 39.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 23% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.6 points. Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women.
| Weaver | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.4% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 21.4% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.2% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.9% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.2% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.9% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 5,586 U.S. towns with household incomes like Weaver’s, it is healthier than 84%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income. Within Alabama it is healthier than 66% of the 187 graded towns: much of Alabama scores lower on these measures.
Weaver beats the Alabama average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 41% of Weaver adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Weaver | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 40% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 36% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 43% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Weaver | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.8% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.7% | 78% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Just 13 of its 2,206 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Weaver itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Raymond C. Elwell Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Weaver. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MountainCheaha Mountain
20 mi MuseumInternational Motorsports Hall of Fame
23 mi WaterfallNoccalula Falls Park
37 mi National PreserveLittle River Canyon National Preserve782K visitors a year
10 mi National MonumentFreedom Riders National Monument
12 mi GardenJanney Furnace ParkCheaha Mountain: Amann09 (talk · contribs), Public domain · International Motorsports Hall of Fame: BWard 1997, CC BY 4.0 · Noccalula Falls Park: Thejammer (talk), Public domain · Little River Canyon National Preserve: Richard A. Weaver, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Freedom Riders National Monument: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Janney Furnace Park: dofftoubab, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Weaver
About 8 of every 100 Weaver residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
City in Alabama, United States
Weaver is a city in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,339. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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One town shares a border with Weaver.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Weaver grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #99 of 187 in Alabama. It grades C+ for health, C− for safety and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within Alabama, it does better than 51% of towns.
Not for the 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+.
