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Waterloo is a tiny town of 113 people in Lauderdale County, Alabama. It's about 24 miles from Florence, AL and 109 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $700 a month.
113people
$150kTypical home
$700/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 113
- Part of a metro area
- About 151 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to Florence, AL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$943/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,278 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MSL airport
- 109 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 193 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lauderdale County: R+52 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low 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.