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Vina – Franklin County

In Vina, a park visit, a community-center booking and a new utility account begin with different questions even when the town provides the first contact. Start with the facilities and offices that match your plans, then separate those town arrangements from school enrollment and transportation.

Vina: town boundary from the 2024 U.S. Census Bureau, with the same boundary highlighted in a Northern Alabama locator inset. North is up. Editorial area: Shoals. Not a property or service-boundary map.
Map sources and notes
Town boundary depiction: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 TIGER/Line. Editorial area: Shoals. Not a property, school or utility boundary; confirm current jurisdiction and annexations with the responsible authority. View the full-size boundary map.

Where can I spend an ordinary afternoon in Vina?

The town’s park page lists a walking track, playground, tennis and basketball courts, a little-league baseball field, pavilion and restrooms. That gives you several ways to learn the area through a real routine: a walk, playground time or a ballgame rather than a drive past a map pin.

Choose the feature you actually expect to use. The presence of a baseball field does not establish an open game or league registration, and a pavilion listing does not reserve it for a private gathering. The town’s published contact is 256-356-4996 for arrangements the amenity list does not settle. Its shared website office address should not be mistaken for a separately verified park entrance.

How is a community-center gathering different from a park visit?

The community-center page directs rental pricing and availability to the town clerk at 256-356-4996. It also describes senior lunches three days a week, but does not identify those days or current participation arrangements. A lunch program and a private rental are different uses of the same building.

Before choosing a date, explain whether you are asking about a community meal or a private gathering. For a rental, request the current price, deposit, available time block, capacity and cleanup terms together. For the meal program, ask for the present schedule and joining arrangements. The undated page is a contact route, not a confirmed seat, booking or current fee sheet.

Who handles water and natural-gas questions?

The town Public Works page identifies Vina as a supplier of both water and natural gas to homes and businesses. Its listed town office is 7141 Highway 19, Vina, AL 35593, with phone 256-356-4996. Ask separately about each service at the actual property; a home having one utility does not prove the other is connected.

Situation The question to take to the town
Moving into a home with an existing meter What is needed to transfer or start the specific account, and when can it begin?
Considering an unconnected parcel Is the service available to this parcel, and what extension or connection work is required?
Planning an appliance change Which utility and qualified installer must confirm the proposed connection?

The public page does not publish a complete application or connection-price schedule. Obtain those property-specific terms before treating a nearby line, a town address or the map outline as a promise of service. Keep utility applications and personal account details with the provider, not a general real-estate inquiry.

Where do I start with Vina school enrollment and transport?

The school’s own contact page places Vina High School at 8250 Highway 23, Vina, AL 35593, phone 256-331-2260. That is a separate destination from the town office.

Its enrollment page separates kindergarten-through-grade-12 registration information from the Pre-K online registration route. It lists enrollment and residency paperwork and provides the school number for help with the Pre-K application. Use the route for the child’s actual program and ask the school for the current forms; an application is not a promise of admission, placement or transportation.

The school’s bus-route page distinguishes the Vina Town Highway 19 area from Highway 23/Hurricane Creek and several other named areas. It directs route questions to 256-332-8859. A Vina mailing address alone does not tell you the assigned school, stop or pickup time, so resolve those details with the actual address rather than selecting a route by its name.

Build an outing around a real activity

Start with the park feature you would actually use, keep a center booking separate and put the correct town or school office into your moving-day notes. If you want a different Franklin County outing while getting acquainted, the Red Bay Tiffin visit guide distinguishes a public factory tour from service and delivery appointments. It is an optional separate trip, not a promised same-day itinerary or a reason to assume a particular commute from Vina.

What do the numbers say?

Vina Facts

People

Population
339
Median age
35.8 years

Homes

Households
134
Housing units
162
Vacant housing units
28
Owner-occupied homes
95
Renter-occupied homes
39

Housing costs

Median owner-occupied home value
$57000
Median gross rent
$679 /mo
Owner costs with mortgage
$900 /mo
Owner costs without mortgage
$366 /mo

Calculated measures

Renters spending 30%+ on housing
61.111111%

Travel

Mean commute
23.2 min

Income

Median household income
$44167
Sources & notes

Population

U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025; resident population as of July 1, 2025. ACS sampling margins of error do not apply.

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Median age

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±16.6 years.

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Households

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±49 housing units. Households correspond to occupied housing units.

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Housing units

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±55 housing units.

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Owner-occupied homes

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±38 housing units.

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Renter-occupied homes

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±24 housing units.

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Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±29814 USD/year. Income is in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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Vacant housing units

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Housing units. Unit: housing units. Vacant is a Census housing-status category, not a count of homes advertised for sale or rent. Published 90% margin of error: +/-18 housing units.

Source definition

Median owner-occupied home value

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units. Unit: USD. Survey-reported value of owner-occupied homes, not current listings, appraisals or sale prices. Published 90% margin of error: +/-35350 USD.

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Median gross rent

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Unit: USD/month. Gross rent includes contract rent and applicable tenant-paid utilities and fuels; not current advertised rents. Published 90% margin of error: +/-47 USD/month.

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Owner costs with mortgage

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units with a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include mortgage payments and applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees; not mortgage payment alone. Published 90% margin of error: +/-279 USD/month.

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Owner costs without mortgage

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units without a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees. Published 90% margin of error: +/-21 USD/month.

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Renters spending 30%+ on housing

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Cash-rent renter households with gross rent as a percentage of income computed. Unit: percent. Calculated share with gross rent at least 30% of household income. Excludes households whose percentage cannot be computed. Derived margin of error is unavailable; no unrelated margin is substituted. Formula: 100*(B25070_007E+B25070_008E+B25070_009E+B25070_010E)/(B25070_001E-B25070_011E). Numerator: 22; denominator: 36.

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Mean commute

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year Data Profile DP03_0025E. Mean one-way travel time to work, in minutes; workers age 16 and over who did not work from home. Retained accepted source run profile-31190; source SHA256 097b9dc1979c94ef809352561e32e389771b032607396d637bc4de7c701f8dea, line 564. This reuses accepted source evidence, not a new API fetch. Published 90% margin of error: +/-3.6 minutes. Survey travel time is not a current traffic estimate or a route to a named employer.

Source data

Population and ACS measures may cover different periods; the source notes identify each one. Community averages do not describe an individual household or establish the condition or suitability of a particular property. Estimates and margins are retained without replacing missing or annotated values with zero.

Continue your area search

Explore homes in the Vina area search. This map-based view is not an exact Census or service boundary, a complete inventory claim or confirmation of services. Compare the actual listing locations with the questions above.

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3 source-qualified records within 20 miles.


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These records share an existing locality tag. They are listed alphabetically, not ranked by distance or suitability.

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Pine Hill – Vina – Franklin

Shoreline Estates – Vina – Franklin

Vina High School – Franklin County Schools – Vina

Want help connecting the details?

Tell me about your Vina buying, selling or relocation plans. I can help organize the home search around the routines and property questions that matter to you, while the responsible offices and providers confirm the address-specific details.

Sources and review notes

Official resources reviewed October 30, 2026. Undated pages are treated as guidance checked on that date; hours, fees and operating arrangements can change. The retained 2024 Census map shows geographic context, not current parcel, school or utility boundaries.

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