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Country around Kennedy is a rural area of about 1,225 people in Lamar County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 68 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $725 a month.
1,225people
$87kTypical home
$725/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,225 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 34 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$551/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (919 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 23% 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 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to GTR airport
- 70 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 387 ft
- 195 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 239 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamar County: R+76 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low 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.