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Hamilton is a big small town of 6,922 people in Marion County, Alabama. It's about 51 miles from Florence, AL and 80 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $599 a month.
6,922people
$106kTypical home
$599/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,922
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 182 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 51 mi to Florence, AL
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$670/mo)
- Median rent $599/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (269 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,402 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to TUP airport
- 81 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 214 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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