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Brent is a small town of 4,010 people in Bibb County, Alabama. It's about 29 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 46 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $537 a month.
4,010people
$147kTypical home
$537/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,010
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 456 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 29 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$924/mo)
- Median rent $537/mo
- Median household income $23k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 25.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (320 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,439 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to BHM airport
- 49 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 322 ft
- 160 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 243 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bibb County: R+64 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk