Living in St. Florian, AL
St. Florian is a tiny town of 697 people in Lauderdale County, Alabama. It's about 4 miles from Florence, AL and 98 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $629 a month.
697people
$314kTypical home
$629/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 697
- Part of a metro area
- About 156 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Nashville, TN
- 4 mi to Florence, AL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,980/mo)
- Median rent $629/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (335 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,369 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MSL airport
- 101 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 630 ft
- 287 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 171 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lauderdale County: R+52 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk