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Waldo is a tiny town of 239 people in Talladega County, Alabama. It's about 24 miles from Anniston, AL and 45 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $785 a month.
239people
$105kTypical home
$785/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 239
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 85 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 24 mi to Anniston, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$665/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,670 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to BHM airport
- 43 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 764 ft
- 199 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 186 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Talladega County: R+34 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.