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Union Springs is a small town of 3,248 people in Bullock County, Alabama. It's about 35 miles from Auburn, AL and 115 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $526 a month.
3,248people
$80kTypical home
$526/moRent
90° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,248
- Part of a metro area
- About 490 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 35 mi to Auburn, AL
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$507/mo)
- Median rent $526/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 114 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
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (609 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,379 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MGM airport
- 115 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 58% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 495 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 257 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bullock County: D+46 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk