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Rutledge is a tiny town of 230 people in Crenshaw County, Alabama. It's about 43 miles from Montgomery, AL and 128 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $696 a month.
230people
$89kTypical home
$696/moRent
90° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 230
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 39 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 43 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$559/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (579 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MGM airport
- 101 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 322 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 300 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crenshaw County: R+55 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very 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.