Living in Rehobeth, AL
Rehobeth is a small town of 1,887 people in Houston County, Alabama. It's about 8 miles from Dothan, AL and 184 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $976 a month.
1,887people
$243kTypical home
$976/moRent
93° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,887
- Part of a metro area
- About 245 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 8 mi to Dothan, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,532/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,045 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 43% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DHN airport
- 113 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 246 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houston County: R+48 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