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Alabama›Chambers County

HuguleyAL

A town of 2,577.

Is Huguley a good place to live?

Huguley gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $142K, 2.6 years of the LaGrange area’s $55K median household income. It grades C overall, 101st of 187 graded towns in Alabama. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its schools rank behind 78% of the state's. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 99% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 16 of Alabama’s 308 towns do worse.

How Huguley grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Huguley is from typical.

How grading works

Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 91% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 1%), so the C overall blends very different results.

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Huguley: who provides what

Huguley is unincorporated, so Chambers County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerTallapoosa River Elec Coop14.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHuguley Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesChambers CountyChambers County provides services here
SchoolsChambers County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Alabama you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereChambers County Circuit ClerkChambers County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code3686336863 100%Census 2020

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 Huguley.

Huguley sends many workers across the state line to LaGrange, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.

SchoolsC−

Huguley’s grade for schools is a C−

Its public schools are run by the Chambers County school district. Its one school is below.

22%of AL districts it outscoresC−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Huguley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5383A−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation

HealthC

Health in Huguley trails 73% of U.S. towns

Against the 3,592 U.S. towns with household incomes like Huguley’s, it is healthier than 74%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income. Within Alabama it is healthier than 50% of the 187 graded towns: much of Alabama scores lower on these measures.

Huguley tracks Alabama closely on all 32 CDC measures. 44% of adults have high blood pressure in Huguley, against 43% in Alabama’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 14% of Huguley adults binge drink.

27%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
HuguleyAlabama townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)44%43%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)14%14%16%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%15%12%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%16%14%
32 measures vs. Alabama
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Eamc - Lanier
4.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
50th
percentile among AL towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Huguley has mild winters and hot summers

The W Pt weather station records that about 57 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 75% of Alabama places with climate records.

Huguley has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. At 90°F, Huguley’s July high is close to Alabama’s towns (91°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).

90°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–58°
Spring49–75°
Summer67–89°
Fall51–75°
Nov 9
typical first frost
Mar 26
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

Most working residents commute out of Huguley

29% of working residents cross a state line to work, LaGrange among the top destinations. Huguley has about as many jobs (1,176) as working residents, but only 41 people both live and work here.

Most working residents leave Huguley for work: only 4% work in town. Huguley’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Huguley has added 655 jobs, to 1,176 in 2023.

4%work in town
HuguleyAlabama townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work20 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$44,000$62,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town3.8%10%8%
Below the poverty line11%16%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Huguley4%
Opelika14%
LaGrange10%
Valley9%
West Point8%
17 mi
median commute distance
1,176
jobs based in Huguley
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 1% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HousingCost of living grade A

The median home in Huguley sells for about $245K

At 2.6 years of the LaGrange area’s $55K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 80% of Alabama towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living.

81% of households own their home in Huguley.

$245Kmedian sale price
HuguleyAlabama townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home81%69%73%
Median rent$838 a month$943 a month$1,185 a month
3
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−

Moderate risk in Huguley, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Huguley

15pages on Huguley
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Huguley

About Huguley

Census-designated place in Alabama, United States

Huguley ( HEW-goo-lee) is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,470.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
8.3 sq mi
Elevation
702 ft
Area code
334

Huguley’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Huguley.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownAL rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Huguley#101CA—C−C
Lanett#170D−B+DD−D

Huguley reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Huguley with a neighbor →

Questions about Huguley

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Huguley, AL a good place to live?

Huguley grades C overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #101 of 187 in Alabama. It grades C for health and C− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.

Is Huguley, AL expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $142,000, 41% below the Alabama typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.