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Florence is a small city of 41,701 people in Lauderdale County, Alabama. It's part of the Florence, AL area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $820 a month.
41,701people
$196kTypical home
$820/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 41,701
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,540 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Nashville, TN
- In the Florence, AL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,238/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (535 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,967 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MSL airport
- 102 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 284 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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