Living in River Falls, AL
River Falls is a tiny town of 403 people in Covington County, Alabama. It's about 42 miles from Crestview, FL and 151 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 $99k and rent runs about $768 a month.
403people
$99kTypical home
$768/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 403
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 59 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 42 mi to Crestview, FL
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$626/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 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
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,451 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to VPS airport
- 72 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Covington County: R+72 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk