ColonyAL
A town of 343. A typical home worth about $146K.
What makes Colony stand out
The thing Colony does most differently from other towns.
343 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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A typical Colony home is worth about $146K
The typical Colony home is worth about $146,000, down 4.3% in a year, 39% below the Alabama typical home.
Typical home value
Most working residents commute out of Colony
Most working residents leave Colony for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Birmingham (12%), Cullman (11%) and Huntsville (9%). Half commute less than 32 miles.
Where working residents work
Mild winters, hot summers
Colony has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
How healthy Colony is
Colony beats the Alabama average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| What stands out | Colony | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 17.9% | 23.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.1% | 15.4% |
100% of working residents leave Colony for work
Where Colony’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Colony
Town in Alabama, United States
Colony is a town in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Colony had a population of 264. Colony is a historically African-American town. In its early days it was a haven for African Americans in the Deep South. It incorporated in 1981.
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- Population
- 264
- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 456 ft