Living in Country around Uriah, AL
Country around Uriah is a rural area of about 1,293 people in Monroe County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Daphne, AL and 159 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 $163k and rent runs about $666 a month.
1,293people
$163kTypical home
$666/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,293 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 51 mi to Daphne, AL
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,029/mo)
- Median rent $666/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 107 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 53
- 16% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to MOB airport
- 66 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 138 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 48 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.