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Anniston, AL
Alabama · Calhoun County · Anniston-Oxford Metro
Anniston is a small city in Alabama with a population of 21,377. Residents earn $44,806 per year, which is 40% below the national average.
3.0
/5.0
B
Good
21,377
Population
466/sq mi density
$44,806
Median Income
$31,627 per capita
$141,600
Home Value
$146,389 Zillow
$777
Median Rent
32.9% income on rent
63°F
Avg Temperature
304 sunny days/yr
2,375
Violent Crime/100K
7,582 property/100K
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Overall
3.0 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
3.4 / 5.0
$44,806 median income, 3.0% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.9 / 5.0
$141,600 home value, $777/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
2,375 violent crimes/100K (525% above avg)
C+
Education
2.7 / 5.0
21.5% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Anniston
Historic Markers
10
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Haunted Places
5
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Haunted Places Near Anniston, AL
5 reported haunted locations found near Anniston, AL.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Anniston High School Girl's Locker Room | The legend of Anniston High School's locker room is known widely throughout the school. The legend is told to all the new coming female freshmen that go to their lockers to change clothes for P.E. They are told by the upper classmen to give the freshmen a little scare by warning them of a vengeful ghost. The legend varies in detail from person to person but the main facts of the story are almost always the same… A girl is late getting changed and leaves a precious item behind. She decides t... |
| Blockbuster | The store was robbed and two of the employees and 2 patrons who where brothers were killed. The killer was caught, but the store closed down and has remained standing ever since. Many years before the Blockbuster incident, the land on which the building sets was occupied by a gas station. In the late 1960's, a woman was brutally beaten, raped and murdered there. On the far right hand side is where her body was found. The murderer, on the other hand, never was. If you walk to the right side of... |
| Parker Memorial | Hauntings of a nun who killed herself by hanging herself in the main hallway. You can still hear her kicking the chair out from under her feet and then choking sounds late at night. The rope has been seen numerous times by many other churchgoers. |
| Stringfellow Memorial Hospital | The founder of the hospital, Mary Stringfellow was an old organ player. The nurses say that if you are working the third shift, you can hear the organ being played in the chapel. But no one is there if you go and look. The other haunting is the story of a man who committed suicide in one of the rooms by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun. Patients have said on numerous occasions that they can see the body of a headless man with blood on the wall in the corner of that room. |
| The Victoria | The Victoria was once a beautiful mansion. It's been adapted into a restaurant/hotel. Reports of the piano being played and footsteps in the main part of the building have scared more than a few visitors. Sometimes the glasses hanging in the bar clink, and a woman has been spotted on the upstairs landing. |