ColonyAL
A town of 281, settled in 1990.
Is Colony a good place to live?
4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Colony, below both Alabama’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (29%). Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
281 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Colony: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Colony, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Colony.
Zillow puts the typical Colony home at about $135K
Colony’s rent at the middle of the market is $625 a month, below both the Alabama town median ($940 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 85% of Colony households are owner-occupiers. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 4.3% of its value.
| Colony | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $625 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Colony has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The share of residents in Colony who live below the poverty line: 20%. The median commute is under 34 miles. In Colony, the median household income is $42,000. The top destinations are Birmingham (12%), Cullman (11%) and Huntsville (9%).
| Colony | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $42,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Colony brings mild winters and hot summers
A winter brings about 1 inches of snow, with January nights at 32° and July afternoons at 91°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Colony has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Colony has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2009. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 48% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Colony have high blood pressure than in the typical Alabama or U.S. town
No town among the 188 in Alabama we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Colony. 18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression locally. This Alabama town does better than the Alabama average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13.
| Colony | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 58% | 43% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 80% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 19% |
| 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% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Colony
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Colony
About 1 of every 100 Colony residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
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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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 456 ft
Questions about Colony
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Colony, AL a good place to live?
Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.