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Perdido Beach is a tiny town of 642 people in Baldwin County, Alabama. It's about 20 miles from Pensacola, FL and 223 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $1k a month.
642people
$342kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 642
- Part of a metro area
- About 542 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 20 mi to Pensacola, FL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,155/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 106 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 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PNS airport
- 21 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- Right on the coast
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 407 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.