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Sweet Water is a tiny town of 216 people in Marengo County, Alabama. It's about 80 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 116 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $780 a month.
216people
$162kTypical home
$780/moRent
91° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 216
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 92 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 80 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,019/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (785 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,733 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to MEI airport
- 120 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 210 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 99 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marengo County: R+4 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.