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Gantt is a tiny town of 168 people in Covington County, Alabama. It's about 46 miles from Crestview, FL and 147 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $1k a month.
168people
$139kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 168
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 258 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 46 mi to Crestview, FL
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$878/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,451 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to DHN airport
- 77 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Covington County: R+72 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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