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Babbie is a tiny town of 790 people in Covington County, Alabama. It's about 41 miles from Crestview, FL and 156 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $746 a month.
790people
$181kTypical home
$746/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 790
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 69 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 41 mi to Crestview, FL
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,143/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,451 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to DHN airport
- 77 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 295 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Covington County: R+72 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.