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Selmont-West Selmont is a small town of 2,150 people in Dallas County, Alabama. It's about 43 miles from Montgomery, AL and 80 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $613 a month.
2,150people
$69kTypical home
$613/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,150
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 656 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 43 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$435/mo)
- Median rent $613/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 97 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
- Above-average violent crime (518 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,335 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MGM airport
- 83 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 272 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dallas County: D+32 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very 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.