Living in Eutaw, AL
Eutaw is a small town of 2,786 people in Greene County, Alabama. It's about 34 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 79 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $437 a month.
2,786people
$90kTypical home
$437/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,786
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 233 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 34 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$568/mo)
- Median rent $437/mo
- Median household income $27k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (424 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,160 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to GTR airport
- 83 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 226 ft
- 146 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 273 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: D+56 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
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.