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Reform is a small town of 1,597 people in Pickens County, Alabama. It's about 30 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 71 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $400 a month.
1,597people
$103kTypical home
$400/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,597
- Part of a metro area
- About 199 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 30 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$648/mo)
- Median rent $400/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 119 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 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to GTR airport
- 74 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 250 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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