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New Brockton is a small town of 1,430 people in Coffee County, Alabama. It's about 32 miles from Dothan, AL and 157 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $627 a month.
1,430people
$208kTypical home
$627/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,430
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 179 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 32 mi to Dothan, AL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,309/mo)
- Median rent $627/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 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
- About average violent crime (424 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,163 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to DHN airport
- 98 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coffee County: R+58 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