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Country around Rutledge is a rural area of about 531 people in Crenshaw County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Montgomery, AL and 128 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $718 a month.
531people
$135kTypical home
$718/moRent
90° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 531 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 45 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$848/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (579 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 40% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MGM airport
- 97 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 338 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crenshaw County: R+55 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very 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.