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La Fayette is a small town of 2,633 people in Chambers County, Alabama. It's about 21 miles from Auburn, AL and 82 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $645 a month.
2,633people
$86kTypical home
$645/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,633
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 297 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 21 mi to Auburn, AL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$542/mo)
- Median rent $645/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (257 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,878 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 10% 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
- 38 mi to CSG airport
- 76 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 840 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 204 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chambers County: R+23 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk