Living in Prattville, AL
Prattville is a small city of 39,482 people in Autauga County, Alabama. It's about 13 miles from Montgomery, AL and 77 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $1k a month.
39,482people
$215kTypical home
$1,313/moRent
94° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,482
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,105 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 13 mi to Montgomery, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,353/mo)
- Median rent $1,313/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 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
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,457 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MGM airport
- 79 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 338 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 255 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 184 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Autauga County: R+46 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