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Bon Secour is a small town of 2,789 people in Baldwin County, Alabama. It's about 23 miles from Daphne, AL and 228 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 $310k and rent runs about $961 a month.
2,789people
$310kTypical home
$961/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,789
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 645 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 23 mi to Daphne, AL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,954/mo)
- Median rent $961/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (923 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to PNS airport
- 34 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 263 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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