Living in Uniontown, AL
Uniontown is a small town of 1,798 people in Perry County, Alabama. It's about 54 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 85 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $534 a month.
1,798people
$67kTypical home
$534/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,798
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 118 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 54 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$424/mo)
- Median rent $534/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 37.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 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
People
- Median age 34
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to MGM airport
- 88 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 279 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 281 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: D+43 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.