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Town Creek is a tiny town of 979 people in Lawrence County, Alabama. It's about 18 miles from Florence, AL and 86 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $627 a month.
979people
$118kTypical home
$627/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
242Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 979
- Part of a metro area
- About 365 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 18 mi to Florence, AL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$744/mo)
- Median rent $627/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (788 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MSL airport
- 85 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 564 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 167 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 165 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+62 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk