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Country around Peterman is a rural area of about 497 people in Monroe County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 72 miles from Crestview, FL and 133 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 $74k and rent runs about $781 a month.
497people
$74kTypical home
$781/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 497 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 72 mi to Crestview, FL
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$468/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 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 (155 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 11% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to MGM airport
- 80 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+23 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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