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Brilliant is a small town of 1,097 people in Marion County, Alabama. It's about 56 miles from Florence, AL and 66 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $477 a month.
1,097people
$77kTypical home
$477/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,097
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 104 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 56 mi to Florence, AL
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$485/mo)
- Median rent $477/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,124 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MSL airport
- 67 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 228 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 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
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+82 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.