Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Heating Demand in Alabama
Heating degree days measure how far and how long the outside temperature sits below 65°F across a year, which is the closest single number to how much heat a house has to make. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
Alabama ranked
| # | County | Heating degree days | Winter low | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherokee County | 3,422 | 28.7°F | $1,446 |
| 2 | Winston County | 3,396 | 29.4°F | $1,043 |
| 3 | Franklin County | 3,394 | 30.0°F | $1,169 |
| 4 | Jackson County | 3,339 | 29.9°F | $1,292 |
| 5 | Lawrence County | 3,335 | 30.0°F | $1,327 |
| 6 | Cullman County | 3,305 | 30.9°F | $1,531 |
| 7 | Marion County | 3,303 | 28.3°F | $996 |
| 8 | Cleburne County | 3,193 | 29.7°F | $1,279 |
| 9 | Colbert County | 3,190 | 31.2°F | $1,413 |
| 10 | Lauderdale County | 3,190 | 31.2°F | $1,587 |
| 11 | Walker County | 3,134 | 30.6°F | $1,184 |
| 12 | Talladega County | 3,013 | 30.6°F | $1,243 |
| 13 | Marshall County | 2,995 | 33.1°F | $1,571 |
| 14 | Chambers County | 2,958 | 30.2°F | $1,186 |
| 15 | Tallapoosa County | 2,958 | 30.2°F | $1,285 |
| 16 | Clay County | 2,954 | 31.1°F | $1,274 |
| 17 | DeKalb County | 2,922 | 31.5°F | $1,222 |
| 18 | Limestone County | 2,889 | 33.5°F | $2,069 |
| 19 | Bibb County | 2,886 | 31.7°F | $1,187 |
| 20 | Blount County | 2,862 | 32.9°F | $1,461 |
| 21 | Madison County | 2,831 | 33.1°F | $2,181 |
| 22 | Morgan County | 2,831 | 33.1°F | $1,634 |
| 23 | St. Clair County | 2,808 | 32.9°F | $1,809 |
| 24 | Randolph County | 2,790 | 32.2°F | $1,551 |
| 25 | Etowah County | 2,782 | 32.8°F | $1,405 |
| 26 | Fayette County | 2,640 | 34.4°F | $1,115 |
| 27 | Lamar County | 2,635 | 33.4°F | $1,048 |
| 28 | Calhoun County | 2,634 | 34.0°F | $1,331 |
| 29 | Coosa County | 2,611 | 34.6°F | $1,047 |
| 30 | Chilton County | 2,570 | 34.2°F | $1,271 |
| 31 | Macon County | 2,552 | 33.8°F | $950 |
| 32 | Jefferson County | 2,534 | 34.9°F | $1,909 |
| 33 | Perry County | 2,498 | 34.1°F | $884 |
| 34 | Bullock County | 2,471 | 34.5°F | $825 |
| 35 | Greene County | 2,461 | 34.8°F | $883 |
| 36 | Sumter County | 2,461 | 34.8°F | $857 |
| 37 | Pickens County | 2,423 | 35.2°F | $1,130 |
| 38 | Tuscaloosa County | 2,423 | 35.2°F | $1,920 |
| 39 | Lee County | 2,414 | 35.3°F | $1,990 |
| 40 | Shelby County | 2,378 | 35.6°F | $2,415 |
| 41 | Hale County | 2,376 | 35.3°F | $1,155 |
| 42 | Dallas County | 2,367 | 34.7°F | $957 |
| 43 | Choctaw County | 2,326 | 35.5°F | $1,038 |
| 44 | Marengo County | 2,326 | 35.5°F | $997 |
| 45 | Washington County | 2,326 | 35.5°F | $1,333 |
| 46 | Wilcox County | 2,326 | 35.5°F | $858 |
| 47 | Clarke County | 2,289 | 33.3°F | $1,154 |
| 48 | Pike County | 2,163 | 36.8°F | $1,310 |
| 49 | Barbour County | 2,117 | 37.0°F | $1,043 |
| 50 | Geneva County | 2,038 | 34.8°F | $1,111 |
| 51 | Crenshaw County | 2,014 | 38.8°F | $1,027 |
| 52 | Autauga County | 2,000 | 36.5°F | $1,659 |
| 53 | Elmore County | 2,000 | 36.5°F | $1,767 |
| 54 | Lowndes County | 2,000 | 36.5°F | $835 |
| 55 | Butler County | 1,952 | 36.9°F | $967 |
| 56 | Russell County | 1,942 | 38.2°F | $1,352 |
| 57 | Escambia County | 1,932 | 37.8°F | $1,137 |
| 58 | Coffee County | 1,831 | 37.6°F | $1,543 |
| 59 | Baldwin County | 1,800 | 39.3°F | $2,296 |
| 60 | Conecuh County | 1,762 | 38.4°F | $977 |
| 61 | Monroe County | 1,762 | 38.4°F | $1,073 |
| 62 | Montgomery County | 1,755 | 40.0°F | $1,403 |
| 63 | Dale County | 1,633 | 39.8°F | $1,176 |
| 64 | Henry County | 1,633 | 39.8°F | $1,311 |
| 65 | Houston County | 1,633 | 39.8°F | $1,520 |
| 66 | Mobile County | 1,616 | 40.7°F | $1,537 |
| 67 | Covington County | 1,494 | 41.1°F | $1,262 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Heating Demand across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alabama