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Bay Minette is a big small town of 8,295 people in Baldwin County, Alabama. It's about 19 miles from Daphne, AL and 191 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $782 a month.
8,295people
$173kTypical home
$782/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,295
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 481 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 19 mi to Daphne, AL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,091/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (442 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,174 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MOB airport
- 46 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 285 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baldwin County: R+58 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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