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Linden is a small town of 1,961 people in Marengo County, Alabama. It's about 66 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 103 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $768 a month.
1,961people
$92kTypical home
$768/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,961
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 548 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 66 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$583/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 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
- Above-average violent crime (652 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,080 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to MEI airport
- 106 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 157 ft
- 109 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 95 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 299 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marengo County: R+4 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk