Area data
Gunter afs, AL — ZIP 36115
Population: 1,255 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with lightning, heatwave, inlandflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 12.1% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,190/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,210/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,410/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,810/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $2,150/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.9 (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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, heatWave, inlandFlooding, strongWind, tornado
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively High · hurricane: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 47% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 35.2%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition Co. (Montgomery Plant) (8 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 54.2 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8b (extreme annual low 15 to 20°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 52
- Days with Good air quality
- 138
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 193
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 93
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail (30 mi)
- National parks include
- Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail, Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
- Airports within 30 mi
- 11
- Nearest airport
- Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) (7 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 11
- Hospitals include
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH, JACKSON HOSPITAL & CLINIC INC, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 88
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- -897 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Housing built before 1970
- 22.6%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 23.0%
- Mean commute to work
- 11 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 94.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 95,893
- Average weekly wage
- $1,076
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 369
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 36115?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,410/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 36115?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, heatWave, inlandFlooding, strongWind, tornado.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 36115?
- Risk to homes is higher than 47% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 36115?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 36115?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 36115?
- Moderate. Median AQI: 52. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 36115?
- Regional Price Parity: 87.9 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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