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Thomaston is a tiny town of 308 people in Marengo County, Alabama. It's about 67 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 99 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $1k a month.
308people
$93kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 308
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 153 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 67 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$585/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 96 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
- High violent crime (785 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,733 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to MEI airport
- 103 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 197 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 85 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 296 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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