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Macedonia is a tiny town of 441 people in Pickens County, Alabama. It's about 43 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 84 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $648 a month.
441people
$111kTypical home
$648/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 441
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 112 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 43 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$699/mo)
- Median rent $648/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 20.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 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 (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (139 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 50 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to GTR airport
- 86 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 331 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 258 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pickens County: R+23 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.