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A town of 125.
Population
125
residents
Median home value
$80K
Census ACS
Household income
$12K
median
Median age
29.7
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town
125 people, and everyone knows the way
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Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Cardiff has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
1″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter35–57°
Spring50–75°
Summer69–90°
Fall52–76°
Nov 11
typical first frost
Mar 21
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Cardiff is
Cardiff beats the Alabama average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
32 measures vs. Alabama
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Cardiff | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7.3% |
Princeton Baptist Medical Center
11.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Cardiff is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 134 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cardiff Open Space Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Cardiff
Town in Alabama, United States
Cardiff is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States west of Gardendale. As of the 2020 census, Cardiff had a population of 52. It is named after the capital of Wales. It is one of four Jefferson County cities named after cities in Great Britain, the others being Birmingham, Leeds and Brighton.
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- Population
- 52
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 358 ft
- Area code
- 205