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Country around Gilbertown is a rural area of about 1,795 people in Choctaw County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 142 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 $111k and rent runs about $983 a month.
1,795people
$111kTypical home
$983/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,795 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 75 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$702/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 95 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 (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (614 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MEI airport
- 115 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 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
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 43 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