Living in Coffeeville, AL
Coffeeville is a tiny town of 237 people in Clarke County, Alabama. It's about 76 miles from Mobile, AL and 143 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $782 a month.
237people
$82kTypical home
$782/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 237
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 52 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 76 mi to Mobile, AL
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$517/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 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
- Low violent crime (257 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,042 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MEI airport
- 104 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 207 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clarke County: R+17 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.