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Moundville is a small town of 3,754 people in Hale County, Alabama. It's about 17 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 60 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $757 a month.
3,754people
$190kTypical home
$757/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,754
- Part of a metro area
- About 814 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 17 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,196/mo)
- Median rent $757/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to GTR airport
- 64 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 171 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 255 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hale County: D+7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.