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Outdoors in Centre
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About Centre
City in and county seat of Cherokee County, AlabamaCentre is a city in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,587. The city is the county seat of Cherokee County.
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Housing in Centre
The typical Centre home is worth about $230,000, up 1.1% in a year, close to the Alabama typical home.
Safety in Centre
Safety Grade D
Centre reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less.
Schools in Centre
All Centre schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Centre’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 50% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AL. Ratings are from neighbors.
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