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Pennington is a tiny town of 591 people in Choctaw County, Alabama. It's about 77 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 117 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $385 a month.
591people
$91kTypical home
$385/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 591
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 113 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 77 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$573/mo)
- Median rent $385/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (614 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MEI airport
- 120 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 104 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 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
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Choctaw County: R+24 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.