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Leroy is a small town of 1,075 people in Washington County, Alabama. It's about 58 miles from Mobile, AL and 156 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $655 a month.
1,075people
$220kTypical home
$655/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,075
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 90 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 58 mi to Mobile, AL
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,384/mo)
- Median rent $655/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 108 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
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (575 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to MOB airport
- 85 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 161 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+55 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.