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Country around Waterloo is a rural area of about 2,046 people in Lauderdale County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 22 miles from Florence, AL and 107 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $673 a month.
2,046people
$206kTypical home
$673/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,046 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Nashville, TN
- 22 mi to Florence, AL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,299/mo)
- Median rent $673/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,278 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MSL airport
- 111 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 291 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 190 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lauderdale County: R+52 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High 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.