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Tuskegee is a big small town of 8,938 people in Macon County, Alabama. It's about 17 miles from Auburn, AL and 100 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $757 a month.
8,938people
$105kTypical home
$757/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,938
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 524 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 17 mi to Auburn, AL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$661/mo)
- Median rent $757/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 104 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
- About average violent crime (420 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,705 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 34% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MGM airport
- 100 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 466 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 240 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon County: D+56 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk