AL area data
Sweet Water, AL
Sweet Water, AL.
Population: 1,850 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 88.8 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 16.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- lightning, strongWind, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 58.7 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Freddie Jones Field (12 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 8
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,983
- Median annual property tax
- $213
- Mean commute to work
- 30 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 36.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 5,691
- Average weekly wage
- $1,026
- Top industries (by employment)
- Administrative Services, Construction, Accommodation & Food
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