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Fairhope is a small city of 24,190 people in Baldwin County, Alabama. It's about 7 miles from Daphne, AL and 217 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $2k a month.
24,190people
$431kTypical home
$1,689/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,190
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,632 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 7 mi to Daphne, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,717/mo)
- Median rent $1,689/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,214 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MOB airport
- 41 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 141 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 324 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baldwin County: R+58 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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