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Perdido is a tiny town of 676 people in Baldwin County, Alabama. It's about 30 miles from Daphne, AL and 181 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $1k a month.
676people
$317kTypical home
$1,277/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 676
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 61 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 30 mi to Daphne, AL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$1,998/mo)
- Median rent $1,277/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MOB airport
- 45 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 253 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.