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Smiths Station is a big small town of 5,496 people in Lee County, Alabama. It's about 13 miles from Columbus, GA and 94 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,496people
$203kTypical home
$1,012/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,496
- Part of a metro area
- About 672 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 13 mi to Columbus, GA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,282/mo)
- Median rent $1,012/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 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 (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,084 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CSG airport
- 86 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 154 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 214 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 310 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+28 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk