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Orange Beach is a big small town of 8,407 people in Baldwin County, Alabama. It's about 26 miles from Pensacola, FL and 228 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $502k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,407people
$502kTypical home
$1,576/moRent
89° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,407
- Part of a metro area
- About 571 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 26 mi to Pensacola, FL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $502k (≈$3,168/mo)
- Median rent $1,576/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- About average violent crime (419 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,543 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 17% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PNS airport
- 27 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 27% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 157 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 297 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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