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Country around Mc Kenzie is a rural area of about 1,491 people in Butler County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Crestview, FL and 135 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $588 a month.
1,491people
$109kTypical home
$588/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,491 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 59 mi to Crestview, FL
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$689/mo)
- Median rent $588/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 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 (537 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,863 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to MGM airport
- 79 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 302 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+23 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk