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Tallassee is a big small town of 5,134 people in Elmore County, Alabama. It's about 24 miles from Auburn, AL and 86 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $964 a month.
5,134people
$145kTypical home
$964/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,134
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 452 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 24 mi to Auburn, AL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$912/mo)
- Median rent $964/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (630 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,573 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MGM airport
- 87 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 239 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elmore County: R+52 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk