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Wetumpka is a big small town of 7,437 people in Elmore County, Alabama. It's about 14 miles from Montgomery, AL and 76 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,437people
$204kTypical home
$1,140/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,437
- Part of a metro area
- About 672 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 14 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,286/mo)
- Median rent $1,140/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,140 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MGM airport
- 77 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 164 ft
- 140 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 244 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 185 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elmore County: R+52 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk