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Brewton is a big small town of 5,186 people in Escambia County, Alabama. It's about 39 miles from Crestview, FL and 168 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $695 a month.
5,186people
$150kTypical home
$695/moRent
90° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,186
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 459 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 39 mi to Crestview, FL
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$947/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 107 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
- Above-average violent crime (588 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,628 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to PNS airport
- 44 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 40 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