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Abbeville is a small town of 2,748 people in Henry County, Alabama. It's about 24 miles from Dothan, AL and 159 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $493 a month.
2,748people
$108kTypical home
$493/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,748
- Part of a metro area
- About 177 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 24 mi to Dothan, AL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$679/mo)
- Median rent $493/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,452 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DHN airport
- 137 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 440 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 277 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+51 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk