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Vernon is a small town of 1,714 people in Lamar County, Alabama. It's about 50 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 77 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $530 a month.
1,714people
$104kTypical home
$530/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,714
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 291 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 50 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$655/mo)
- Median rent $530/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,111 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GTR airport
- 80 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 328 ft
- 209 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 236 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamar County: R+76 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk