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Cottondale is a small town of 2,632 people in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It's about 5 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 44 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $935 a month.
2,632people
$139kTypical home
$935/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,632
- Part of a metro area
- About 764 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 5 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$878/mo)
- Median rent $935/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (342 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,527 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to BHM airport
- 48 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 351 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 238 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tuscaloosa County: R+20 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
- Moderate drought risk
- 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.