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Waverly is a tiny town of 315 people in Lee County, Alabama. It's about 10 miles from Auburn, AL and 90 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $378k and rent runs about $1k a month.
315people
$378kTypical home
$1,058/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 315
- Part of a metro area
- About 114 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 10 mi to Auburn, AL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $378k (≈$2,382/mo)
- Median rent $1,058/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,084 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to CSG airport
- 89 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 219 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+28 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate 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.