Sulligent, Alabama

Town in Lamar County · population 1,879 (2020 Census)

Median home: $130,700
Household income: $34,861
Jan low / Jul high: 33° / 92°
Snow a year: 1 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 25
Median age: 39.9

Sulligent is a town of 1,879 people in Lamar County, Alabama. The median home is worth $130,700, below the typical Alabama town ($161,250). It ranks easier by car than 70% of Alabama towns.

How Sulligent 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 Sulligent is worth $130,700, below the typical Alabama town ($161,250). Homes cost about 3.7 times the median household income of $34,861, which is more affordable than 17% of Alabama towns. Median rent is $515 a month. 60.5% of households own their home.

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

Housing	Sulligent	Typical Alabama town
Median home value	$130,700	$161,250
Median rent	$515	$834
Median household income	$34,861	$56,250
Home value ÷ income	3.7×	2.8×
Homeownership	60.5%	71.3%
Median year built	1975	1981
Seasonal / vacation homes	2.5%	—

Who lives in Sulligent

People	Sulligent	Typical Alabama town
Median age	39.9	39.9
Age 65 and over	19.6%	18.1%
Under 18	30.6%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	17.3%
Below the poverty line	33.1%	16.7%
Veterans	4.1%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	5.8%	5.1%
Average commute	18.8 min	26.1 min
Homes with broadband	82.8%	86.7%

Weather in Sulligent

July highs average 91.8°F and January lows 33.4°F. About 58.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.6 inches of snow (typical Alabama town: 0.6 in). Expect about 71 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 65 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 Vernon station (10.5 mi away); snow from Sulligent (2.2 mi).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

25 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Sulligent since 1950, compared with 30 for the typical Alabama town. 6 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F5, struck on April 3, 1974 about 3.2 miles from the town center. The most recent was on December 28, 2024.

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 31 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on April 4, 2011.

Severe weather in Lamar County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Lamar County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 3 deaths recorded.

Lamar County has been included in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, drought, tornado.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 26, 2024	Hurricane	EM-3618: Hurricane Helene
September 14, 2020	Hurricane	EM-3545: Hurricane Sally
May 21, 2020	Severe Storm	DR-4546: Severe Storms And Flooding
March 29, 2020	Biological	DR-4503: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3472: Covid-19

Jobs and pay in Lamar County

Lamar County had 3,403 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $50,837 a year. Unemployment was 2.8% in 2023; in Sulligent itself the ACS puts it at 2.1%.

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).

Public schools in Sulligent

1 public school with 693 students, about 16.1 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Sulligent School	PK-12	693	16.1

Towns near Sulligent

Vernon, AL
9.2 mi · 1,921 people · home $103,800
Guin, AL
14.3 mi · 2,195 people · home $112,000
Caledonia, MS
18.4 mi · 1,135 people · home $203,300
Hamilton, AL
19.3 mi · 7,042 people · home $106,300
Winfield, AL
19.5 mi · 4,845 people · home $165,500
Smithville, MS
19.8 mi · 509 people · home $112,000
New Hamilton, MS
20.7 mi · 533 people · home —
Amory, MS
21.3 mi · 6,666 people · home $162,000

Sulligent questions

Is Sulligent, Alabama a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Sulligent scores better for retirees than 48% of Alabama towns and quieter than 59%. 19.6% of residents are 65 or older (median age 39.9).

How much does a house cost in Sulligent?

The median owner-occupied home in Sulligent is valued at $130,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $34,861, so homes cost about 3.7 times income. Median rent is $515 a month.

What is the weather like in Sulligent?

July highs average 91.8°F and January lows 33.4°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 58.5 inches of precipitation a year and 0.6 inches of snow.

Does Sulligent get tornadoes?

25 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Sulligent since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F5 on April 3, 1974. The typical Alabama town has had 30.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Sulligent's Census boundary (GEOID 0173728). 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.