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Country around Townley is a rural area of about 818 people in Walker County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 42 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $756 a month.
818people
$112kTypical home
$756/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 818 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 39 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$708/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,744 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BHM airport
- 44 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 518 ft
- 214 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 207 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walker County: R+72 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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.