Hazel Green, Alabama

10/15/2025

What’s Next for Hazel Green?

When I posted a few months ago about Hazel Green’s future, the response was overwhelming — over 150 reactions, 40+ comments, and nearly 100 shares. That shows something powerful: our community cares deeply about what happens next.

Since then, I’ve taken a closer look at the numbers.

At the 2020 Census, Hazel Green’s population was 4,105, with 1,516 housing units. Between 2020 and 2030, another 2,035 housing units have either already been built, under construction, or planned within the Hazel Green area. That’s an estimated 5,000 new residents — likely pushing our population to around 9,000–10,000 by 2030.

That’s 128% growth in just 10 years — making Hazel Green one of the fastest-growing communities in Alabama.

And it’s no surprise. Hazel Green was recently ranked the #1 Best Place in the Entire U.S. to Buy a Home by Niche.com, and is quickly becoming one of the most desirable suburbs of Huntsville, especially as the new U.S. Space Command relocation fuels even more growth across Madison County.

Yet despite all this progress, we remain unincorporated — no local government, no zoning authority, and no plan that we set for ourselves. Our future is currently shaped by outside cities, agencies, and the county commission, which does its best but can only do so much.

💡 The Good News: We Have a Choice!

Hazel Green can incorporate — establishing our own boundaries, local government, and community vision.

That means we could:
– Set zoning; control and manage growth before it controls us
– Preserve our small-town identity while planning smart, sustainable development
– Invest locally in our own roads, sidewalks, parks, and recreation
– Add amenities our community wants — playgrounds, greenways, civic spaces, even a true downtown area
– Keep tax dollars here to benefit Hazel Green directly
– Stay one step ahead of annexations and growth pressures from surrounding cities

👉 I’m forming a Hazel Green Community Action Group to explore incorporation, growth planning, and ways to protect our community’s identity as we move forward.
Neighbors, homeowners, and local business owners who care about Hazel Green’s future are invited to join.

💬 If you’d like to be involved or stay in the loop, comment below or send me a message.

Let’s keep this conversation going — together, we can make sure Hazel Green’s voice is collectively heard, and we don’t lose the town we all love.

05/01/2025

Hazel Green deserves its own voice, before it's too late.

As one of Alabama’s fastest-growing unincorporated communities, Hazel Green stands at a crossroads (literally and figuratively). Something between 1,200-1,500 new homes are being built here between 2020 and 2030, with about half of those having already been constructed. That could bring 3,000 to 5,000 new residents, easily doubling our 2020 population of 4,000—without any local government to manage that growth, plan infrastructure, or shape our future. Not many are aware, but Hazel Green was recently named the #1 place in America to buy a home by Niche.com's annual "best places" rankings. Yes, not Alabama, but AMERICA!

Meanwhile, Huntsville is expanding northward, already annexing parts of Meridianville around the new Northern Bypass. It’s unlikely they’ll stop there. Without incorporation, Hazel Green could eventually be absorbed into Huntsville or another neighboring city, and lose control of its own identity that it has retained since first forming in 1810.

Incorporating Hazel Green as an official city would mean:
- Local control over zoning, roads, development, and local services
- A real chance to build a vibrant civic life with amenities such as a walkable downtown area, parks, playgrounds, pools, etc.
- Protection from being annexed by cities with different goals
- More control over your local tax dollars!

This is about preserving our independence and building a community that reflects us, not letting someone else decide for us.

If you believe Hazel Green should shape its own future, now is the time to act. It's time to start organizing together. Like, comment, and share.

04/27/2022

04/27/2022

That wonderful time of year is back. Brown Farm strawberries. Like their page to see if they sell out, see what food trucks are there and more!

10/29/2021

See the below change to the New Market Recreation Centers trunk or treat. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5232342413449082&id=100000201245872

04/23/2021

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04/21/2021

Buy from local farmers located right off Joe Quick Rd next to Walnut Grove School.

03/05/2021

Congratulations on 4 in a row Trojan nation.

03/04/2021

A great way to support your local school library. Contact Family Security Credit Union of Hazel Green with questions.