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East Brewton is a small town of 3,168 people in Escambia County, Alabama. It's about 37 miles from Crestview, FL and 169 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $732 a month.
3,168people
$87kTypical home
$732/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,168
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 930 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 37 mi to Crestview, FL
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$550/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 22.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (607 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,346 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to PNS airport
- 43 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 121 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Escambia County: R+46 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk