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Living in Thomasville, AL

Thomasville is a small town of 3,619 people in Clarke County, Alabama. It's about 89 miles from Mobile, AL and 124 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $968 a month.

3,619people
$116kTypical home
$968/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
110Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,619
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 321 people per sq mi
  • 124 mi to Birmingham, AL
  • 89 mi to Mobile, AL
  • 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $116k (≈$731/mo)
  • Median rent $968/mo
  • Median household income $43k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 91°F
  • Winter highs around 59°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
  • 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
  • 110 cloudy days a year
  • 36 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 110 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 1 day a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (203 per 100k)
  • Low property crime (1,361 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 38
  • 27% of households have kids
  • 20% are 65 or older
  • 10% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 32 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 66 mi to MEI airport
  • 105 mi to PNS (major hub)
  • 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 69% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1980
  • 81% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 430 ft
  • 83 mi to the ocean
  • 96 mi to a big lake
  • 86 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 27 mi to the nearest campground
  • No golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 6 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
  • 28 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 37% of Alabama districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 40 mi to the nearest vet
  • 55 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 15 congregations per 10k people
  • 54 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Clarke County: R+17 in 2024
  • Alabama: R+31 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Low wildfire risk
  • Low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Low drought risk
  • Very low winter storm risk
  • Moderate heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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