Living in Coffee Springs, AL
Coffee Springs is a tiny town of 283 people in Geneva County, Alabama. It's about 30 miles from Dothan, AL and 171 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $954 a month.
283people
$69kTypical home
$954/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 283
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 361 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 30 mi to Dothan, AL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$436/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 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
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (647 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to DHN airport
- 90 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Geneva County: R+77 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low 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.