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Monroeville is a big small town of 5,802 people in Monroe County, Alabama. It's about 69 miles from Crestview, FL and 142 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $577 a month.
5,802people
$123kTypical home
$577/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,802
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 435 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 69 mi to Crestview, FL
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$775/mo)
- Median rent $577/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (395 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to PNS airport
- 73 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 440 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 63 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+23 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk