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Guin is a small town of 2,381 people in Marion County, Alabama. It's about 56 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 71 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $617 a month.
2,381people
$112kTypical home
$617/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,381
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 159 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 56 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $617/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 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
- About average violent crime (317 per 100k)
- Low property crime (957 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to TUP airport
- 72 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 217 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+82 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low 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.