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Chipley is a small town of 3,683 people in Washington County, Florida. It's about 33 miles from Dothan, AL and 204 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $761 a month.
3,683people
$144kTypical home
$761/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,683
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 837 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 33 mi to Dothan, AL
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$906/mo)
- Median rent $761/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ECP airport
- 100 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+65 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 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