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Moulton is a small town of 3,401 people in Lawrence County, Alabama. It's about 18 miles from Decatur, AL and 72 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $655 a month.
3,401people
$148kTypical home
$655/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
242Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,401
- Part of a metro area
- About 567 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 18 mi to Decatur, AL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$934/mo)
- Median rent $655/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,036 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 16% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MSL airport
- 71 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 653 ft
- 263 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 168 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+62 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
- 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.