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Fort Deposit is a small town of 1,525 people in Lowndes County, Alabama. It's about 31 miles from Montgomery, AL and 107 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $467 a month.
1,525people
$78kTypical home
$467/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,525
- Part of a metro area
- About 269 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 31 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$492/mo)
- Median rent $467/mo
- Median household income $22k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 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
People
- Median age 33
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MGM airport
- 109 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 287 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lowndes County: D+37 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk