City of Rainsville
Community Info
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Rainsville Alabama
Rainsville Relocation Guide

Rainsville has become the new home town for many retired couples, and other families. They have fallen in love with the area's
convenient location, natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, low cost of living, and the traditional family neighborhoods.

If you are searching for a new home town and you think a place where traffic jams are alien, and everything is spread out and uncrowded, take a look at our small city.

This web site is provided by the Rainsville Chamber of Commerce.
Why consider Rainsville?
  • Enjoy a small-town atmosphere without compromising any of the modern amenities or services (our telecommunications and other utilities are state-of-the-art and as good, or better, than any that you will find anywhere
  • Abundant outdoor recreation opportunities
  • Rainsville is within one hour of metro Huntsville and Chattanooga, and within two hours of Birmingham and Atlanta
  • Variety of housing opportunities in tree-filled, established neighborhoods and new residential subdivisions
  • Alabama has the lowest overall tax burden in the nation thanks to the low property tax
  • Our business community is home to two family physician practices, four dental care offices, two eye care offices, two home health/hospice companies, three chiropractors, three pharmacies, and a physical therapy facility -- and the regional hospital is only eight miles from the center of town
  • Rainsville features a mild climate with four distinct seasons
  • The good people who call Rainsville home, whether they have lived here all their lives or are new neighbors, share a deep sense of pride in their nighborhoods, their churches, their schools, and their families
  • Would you like a new home with a view of a pond, a creek, or a wooded area yet be within two or three miles of Sand Mountain's commercial hub?
Newcomers' PDF Newsletter
  • Newcomers' Newsletter - Pg 1 (PDF) - includes school info, and key phone numbers
  • Newcomers' Newsletter - Pg 2 (PDF) - includes library and annex information
  • Newcomers' Newsletter - Pg 3 (PDF) - includes a list of churches, and a list of apartment complexes
  • Newcomers' Newsletter - Pg 4 (PDF) - includes demographics



  • Real Estate

    See 60+ Rainsville area homes for sale on one list:
    Rainsville home search at DeKalbCountyRealtors.com

    Cornerstone Realty | 256-638-7742
    2230 Main Street East;
    Rainsville, Alabama

    Kim Horton Realty | 256-638-8003
    265 McCurdy Ave (Ala Hwy 75) South;
    Rainsville

    Northeast Alabama Realty | 256-657-1260
    17495 Alabama Hwy 75;
    Henagar, Alabama

    White Realty | 256-638-6265
    348 Main Street East;
    Rainsville, Alabama




    Health care providers
    Go to the  health care category on the Chamber of Commerce's online membership guide


    School and church information
    Go to the Community Information page for information about schools in Rainsville, regional colleges and universities, and churches


    Call list - key phone numbers
    Printable call sheet with utilities, municipal services, and other key phone numbers
    Maps
  • Map with "points of interest" and RESTAURANTS (PDF)
  • Map of NE Alabama: Highways and Cities
  • Map of NE Alabama: Mountains, Lakes and Rivers
  • Rainsville Street Map