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Cullman is a small city of 19,319 people in Cullman County, Alabama. It's about 29 miles from Decatur, AL and 45 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $925 a month.
19,319people
$239kTypical home
$925/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,319
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 846 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 29 mi to Decatur, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,507/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 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
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,540 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to HSV airport
- 43 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 247 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cullman County: R+81 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk