Mosses, Alabama

Town in Lowndes County · population 834 (2020 Census)

Median home: $66,500
Household income: $26,568
Jan low / Jul high: 37° / 94°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 14
Median age: 24.7

Mosses is a town of 834 people in Lowndes County, Alabama. The median home is worth $66,500, below the typical Alabama town ($161,250). It ranks easier by car than 93% of Alabama towns, more of a college town than 87% of Alabama towns, hipper than 83% of Alabama towns.

Mosses in our rankings:

#13 in 25 Small Towns in Alabama With the Cheapest Homes

How Mosses ranks

Percentile among Alabama towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Alabama towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Mosses is worth $66,500, below the typical Alabama town ($161,250). Homes cost about 2.5 times the median household income of $26,568, which is more affordable than 74% of Alabama towns. Median rent is $528 a month. 56.2% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Alabama towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Mosses	Typical Alabama town
Median home value	$66,500	$161,250
Median rent	$528	$834
Median household income	$26,568	$56,250
Home value ÷ income	2.5×	2.8×
Homeownership	56.2%	71.3%
Median year built	1980	1981
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Mosses

People	Mosses	Typical Alabama town
Median age	24.7	39.9
Age 65 and over	18.1%	18.1%
Under 18	35.0%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	17.3%
Below the poverty line	51.3%	16.7%
Veterans	2.2%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	4.5%	5.1%
Average commute	31.7 min	26.1 min
Homes with broadband	80.1%	86.7%

Weather in Mosses

July highs average 93.7°F and January lows 36.5°F. About 51.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.0 inches of snow (typical Alabama town: 0.6 in). Expect about 93 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 37 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Montgomery Ap station (17.6 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 1 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Mosses since 1950, compared with 30 for the typical Alabama town. 5 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an EF2, struck on December 25, 2012 about 4.5 miles from the town center. The most recent was on March 30, 2022.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 11 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on November 28, 2005.

Severe weather in Lowndes County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Lowndes County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 2 deaths recorded.

Lowndes County has been included in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, drought, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 26, 2024	Hurricane	EM-3618: Hurricane Helene
December 10, 2020	Hurricane	DR-4573: Hurricane Zeta
September 14, 2020	Hurricane	EM-3545: Hurricane Sally
March 29, 2020	Biological	DR-4503: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3472: Covid-19

Jobs and pay in Lowndes County

Lowndes County had 2,675 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $66,726 a year. Unemployment was 4.6% in 2023; in Mosses itself the ACS puts it at 21.6%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Mosses

Hayneville, AL
5.9 mi · 830 people · home $103,500
White Hall, AL
7.8 mi · 806 people · home —
Fort Deposit, AL
15.5 mi · 1,225 people · home $78,000
Autaugaville, AL
16.9 mi · 795 people · home $144,000
Prattville, AL
22.4 mi · 37,781 people · home $214,600
Selmont-West Selmont, AL
23.2 mi · 2,158 people · home $69,000
Greenville, AL
24.0 mi · 7,374 people · home $115,000
Selma, AL
26.1 mi · 17,971 people · home $96,500

Mosses questions

Is Mosses, Alabama a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Mosses scores better for retirees than 12% of Alabama towns and quieter than 26%. 18.1% of residents are 65 or older (median age 24.7).

How much does a house cost in Mosses?

The median owner-occupied home in Mosses is valued at $66,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $26,568, so homes cost about 2.5 times income. Median rent is $528 a month.

What is the weather like in Mosses?

July highs average 93.7°F and January lows 36.5°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 51.2 inches of precipitation a year and 0.0 inches of snow.

Does Mosses get tornadoes?

14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Mosses since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was an EF2 on December 25, 2012. The typical Alabama town has had 30.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Mosses's Census boundary (GEOID 0151520). Comparisons use the median of Alabama towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.