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Brantley is a tiny town of 888 people in Crenshaw County, Alabama. It's about 53 miles from Montgomery, AL and 138 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $377 a month.
888people
$142kTypical home
$377/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 888
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 286 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 53 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$897/mo)
- Median rent $377/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (579 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MGM airport
- 94 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 295 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crenshaw County: R+55 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.