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Spanish Fort is a big small town of 10,662 people in Baldwin County, Alabama. It's about 7 miles from Daphne, AL and 204 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 $344k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,662people
$344kTypical home
$1,390/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,662
- Part of a metro area
- About 338 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 7 mi to Daphne, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $344k (≈$2,169/mo)
- Median rent $1,390/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% 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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (774 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MOB airport
- 44 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 52 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 254 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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