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Fayetteville is a small town of 1,154 people in Talladega County, Alabama. It's about 32 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $785 a month.
1,154people
$299kTypical home
$785/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,154
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 66 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 32 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,882/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,670 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to BHM airport
- 33 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 423 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Talladega County: R+34 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate 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.