A town of 6,814. A typical home worth about $127K.
The 3 things Lanett does most differently from other towns.
Where Lanett’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Lanett. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Lanett home is worth about $127,000, down 0.6% in a year, 47% below the Alabama typical home.
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Battle of West Point | — | 1 |
Most working residents leave Lanett for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are West Point (12%), LaGrange (11%) and Opelika (11%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Lanett beats the Alabama average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| What stands out | Lanett | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.1% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 8.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 30.8% | 19.2% |
The public schools Lanett’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 93% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| W O Lance Elementary | PK–6 | 564 | C− |
| Lanett Junior High School | 7–8 | 147 | D |
| Lanett Senior High School | 9–12 | 260 | D− |
| Springwood School Private | PK–12 | 260 |
Lanett reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.
Lanett has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 33°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.
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16 notable people were born in Lanett.
City in Alabama, United States
Lanett is a city in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lanett had a population of 6,970. Lanett, originally called Bluffton, is located in eastern Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River, southwest of Atlanta. The city's name is derived from Lafayette Lanier and Theodore Bennett, founders of the West Point Manufacturing Company.
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2 towns share a border with Lanett.