AL area data
Orange beach, AL
Orange beach, AL.
Population: 9,528 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $688,173
- 1-year appreciation
- -0.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- -5.0%
- 5-year appreciation
- +15.0%
- 10-year appreciation
- +69.2%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $726,866
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $725,000
- Median list price
- $759,900
- Median days on market
- 121 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 95.9%
- Active listings
- 414
- 1-year forecast
- +0.8%
- Days to pending
- 128 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 102
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,533/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $867/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,362/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 16.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- hurricane, lightning, coastalFlooding, strongWind, tornado
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 64.0 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 236
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 8.3 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Gulf Islands National Seashore (21 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Southern Pine Straw Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field (NPA) (16 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.5 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 20
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +2,684 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,000
- Median annual property tax
- $1,641
- Mean commute to work
- 19 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 81.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 71,867
- Average weekly wage
- $929
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3,298
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