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Atmore is a big small town of 8,334 people in Escambia County, Alabama. It's about 42 miles from Daphne, AL and 170 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $777 a month.
8,334people
$158kTypical home
$777/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,334
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 381 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 42 mi to Daphne, AL
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$995/mo)
- Median rent $777/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (979 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,191 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to PNS airport
- 48 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Escambia County: R+46 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk