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Malvern is a small town of 1,913 people in Geneva County, Alabama. It's about 9 miles from Dothan, AL and 181 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $906 a month.
1,913people
$129kTypical home
$906/moRent
93° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,913
- Part of a metro area
- About 134 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 9 mi to Dothan, AL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$816/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (647 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to DHN airport
- 109 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 315 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Geneva County: R+77 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk