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Tuscumbia is a big small town of 9,115 people in Colbert County, Alabama. It's about 8 miles from Florence, AL and 97 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $748 a month.
9,115people
$197kTypical home
$748/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,115
- Part of a metro area
- About 989 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 8 mi to Florence, AL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,240/mo)
- Median rent $748/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (566 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MSL airport
- 97 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colbert County: R+46 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk