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Country around Sweet Water is a rural area of about 1,850 people in Marengo County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 118 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $909 a month.
1,850people
$66kTypical home
$909/moRent
91° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,850 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 81 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$417/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 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
- High violent crime (785 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,733 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 20% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MEI airport
- 121 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 230 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 99 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marengo County: R+4 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk