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Livingston is a small town of 4,672 people in Sumter County, Alabama. It's about 58 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 $156k and rent runs about $584 a month.
4,672people
$156kTypical home
$584/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,672
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 655 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 58 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$984/mo)
- Median rent $584/mo
- Median household income $24k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 20.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 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
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,552 per 100k)
People
- Median age 21
- 28% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 47% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MEI airport
- 107 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 184 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 95 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 297 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses 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
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Sumter County: D+41 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk