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Rainbow City, AL

Population
10,406
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
560 ft
Median Home Value
$223,000
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$1,048/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$56,398
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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Rainbow City in context.

OverallBest places in AlabamaPopulation rankingHighest population places in AlabamaNearest larger communityGadsden, Alabama6.6 miles away · 33,367 residents.

About Rainbow City

Rainbow City is an Etowah County city in northeast Alabama, incorporated in 1950 and named for Rainbow Drive, the stretch of U.S. Highway 411 running through town. It sits in southern Etowah County near the Coosa River and works mostly as a residential community in the Gadsden orbit. The town's story is straightforward but useful: local schools, highway access, postwar incorporation, and a small-city role close to larger Etowah County services.

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Lower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow Property TaxA+97.7ratingNearby Hospital Emergency DepartmentsA96.4rating

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