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Sulligent is a small town of 1,627 people in Lamar County, Alabama. It's about 57 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 80 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $515 a month.
1,627people
$131kTypical home
$515/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,627
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 208 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 57 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$824/mo)
- Median rent $515/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (323 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (879 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GTR airport
- 82 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 423 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 231 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamar County: R+76 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk