Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,640, laid out in 1838.
Eutaw earns a D, 145th among Alabama's 187 graded towns, mostly because of health and schools. Residents are less healthy than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its schools rank behind 90% of the state's. In its favor, homes are within reach, about $130K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the Tuscaloosa metro’s $62K median household income. 40% of residents live below the poverty line in Eutaw, above both the Alabama town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Its National Register listings include Coleman-Banks House and Greene County Courthouse. On civic life, just 21 of Alabama’s 258 towns do better.
Where Eutaw beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Coleman-Banks House| Widest gap | Eutaw | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 21.5% | 9.6% |
Census counts: 2,000 in 1850, a low of 884 in 1900, 2,937 in 2020. The archive holds 23 old photos and papers going back to 1838 and 2 maps from 1931 on.
30 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Eutaw is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 91% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 2%), so the D overall blends very different results.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Eutaw, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Eutaw.
Eutaw trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has poverty well above the Alabama rate.
Against the 350 U.S. towns with household incomes like Eutaw’s, it is less healthy than 63%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
37% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Eutaw. Among 187 Alabama towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Eutaw. 39% of adults feel lonely in Eutaw.
| Eutaw | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 23% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 15% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Eutaw | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.2% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 8.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 21.5% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Greene County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Brown Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 309 | D− |
| Peter J Kirksey Career CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
Homes are within reach (about $130K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 33 miles. At 2.1 years of the Tuscaloosa metro’s $62K median household income, the typical home (about $130K) costs less against local pay than in 91% of Alabama towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living.
37% of Eutaw households own their home. Typical home values rose 7.5% in the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Eutaw.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Eutaw has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Eutaw is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 5 of Eutaw’s working residents works in town. Eutaw’s median household income is $27,000. Since 2013, Eutaw has lost 196 jobs, to 1,224 in 2023.
| Eutaw | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $27,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Eutaw's reported crime rate is above Alabama's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 11 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Eutaw | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21.6 per 1,000 residents | 16.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greene County Courthouse Square Historic District | 0.3 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Eutaw; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Eutaw residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
30 places in Eutaw on the National Register of Historic Places.
14 notable people were born in Eutaw.
City in and county seat of Greene County, Alabama
Eutaw ( YOO-taw) is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 2,937. The city was named in honor of the Battle of Eutaw Springs, the last engagement of the American Revolutionary War in the Carolinas.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Eutaw grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #145 of 187 in Alabama. It grades D− for health and D for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
14 notable people were born here, including Calvin Davis and William Marmaduke Kavanaugh.
