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Butler is a small town of 2,386 people in Choctaw County, Alabama. It's about 85 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 128 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $644 a month.
2,386people
$145kTypical home
$644/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,386
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 353 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 85 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$916/mo)
- Median rent $644/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (511 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,226 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MEI airport
- 127 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 154 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 97 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Choctaw County: R+24 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.