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Fayette is a small town of 4,164 people in Fayette County, Alabama. It's about 36 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 61 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $640 a month.
4,164people
$122kTypical home
$640/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,164
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 487 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 36 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$769/mo)
- Median rent $640/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,386 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to GTR airport
- 63 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 430 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 227 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+72 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk