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Living in Magnolia Springs, AL

Magnolia Springs is a small town of 1,130 people in Baldwin County, Alabama. It's about 17 miles from Daphne, AL and 223 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 $442k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,130people
$442kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,130
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 1,257 people per sq mi
  • 223 mi to Birmingham, AL
  • 17 mi to Daphne, AL
  • 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $442k (≈$2,790/mo)
  • Median rent $1,146/mo
  • Median household income $87k
  • Property tax about 0.3% of value
  • 3.0% 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
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (923 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 50
  • 29% of households have kids
  • 22% are 65 or older
  • 51% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 31 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 34 mi to MOB airport
  • 35 mi to PNS (major hub)
  • 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 86% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1985
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 85 ft
  • 3 mi to the ocean
  • 148 mi to a big lake
  • 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 7 mi to the nearest campground
  • 21 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 281 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 31 bars within 25 mi
  • 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 11 museums within 25 mi
  • 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 6 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 17% of Alabama districts (reading)
  • 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 8 mi to the nearest vet
  • 5 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 8 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

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