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Bellamy is a tiny town of 158 people in Sumter County, Alabama. It's about 64 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 107 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $775 a month.
158people
$105kTypical home
$775/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 158
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 42 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 64 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$662/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,552 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 19% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MEI airport
- 110 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 119 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 99 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sumter County: D+41 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.