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Lynn is a tiny town of 780 people in Winston County, Alabama. It's about 48 miles from Decatur, AL and 57 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $770 a month.
780people
$65kTypical home
$770/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 780
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 73 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 48 mi to Decatur, AL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$411/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,030 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to MSL airport
- 57 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 198 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 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
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winston County: R+84 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk