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Winfield is a small town of 4,999 people in Marion County, Alabama. It's about 51 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 64 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $718 a month.
4,999people
$166kTypical home
$718/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,999
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 281 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 51 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 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 (118 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,120 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to GTR airport
- 65 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 614 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 214 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+82 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- 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.