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Lake View is a small town of 4,063 people in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It's about 23 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 25 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $304k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,063people
$304kTypical home
$1,676/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,063
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,933 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 23 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $304k (≈$1,920/mo)
- Median rent $1,676/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (342 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,527 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BHM airport
- 29 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 535 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 221 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 332 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tuscaloosa County: R+20 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk