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Killen is a small town of 1,150 people in Lauderdale County, Alabama. It's about 8 miles from Florence, AL and 96 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $960 a month.
1,150people
$175kTypical home
$960/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,150
- Part of a metro area
- About 568 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Nashville, TN
- 8 mi to Florence, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,104/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,278 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MSL airport
- 100 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 610 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 166 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
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