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West Point is a tiny town of 543 people in Cullman County, Alabama. It's about 23 miles from Decatur, AL and 50 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $639 a month.
543people
$222kTypical home
$639/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 543
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 141 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 23 mi to Decatur, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,397/mo)
- Median rent $639/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (158 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,294 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HSV airport
- 48 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 165 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cullman County: R+81 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk