Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
11% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Somerville, against 23% in Alabama’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Somerville Courthouse and Green Pryor Rice House. Somerville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Somerville beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 217 in 1850, a low of 115 in 1870, 796 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1936 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Somerville, 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 Somerville.
Most working residents leave Somerville for work: only 2% work in town. At 30 minutes, Somerville’s average trip to work is above both Alabama’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Somerville.
| Somerville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Somerville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Somerville is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
15 crimes were reported in Somerville in 2025: 14 property and 1 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Somerville is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Somerville beats the Alabama average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 22% of Somerville adults smoke cigarettes.
| Somerville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 43% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 12% |
| What stands out | Somerville | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.7% | 15.4% |
| More smokers | 22% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Somerville. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumU.S. Space & Rocket Center1.0M visitors a year14 mi Theme parkSpace City USA
22 mi MuseumBurritt on the Mountain19 mi Theme parkSouthern Adventures
21 mi MuseumHuntsville Museum of Art
26 mi MuseumNorth Alabama Railroad MuseumU.S. Space & Rocket Center: formulanone from Huntsville, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Burritt on the Mountain: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Huntsville Museum of Art: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Alabama Railroad Museum: Jeff Hunter from Madison, AL, USA, CC BY 2.0
None within 15 miles of Somerville; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Somerville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
Where Somerville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Somerville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Alabama, United States
Somerville is a town in Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 796.
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Somerville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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