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Brewton vs Riverview

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (19.9× in Brewton) and jobs per worker (4.8× in Brewton).

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Brewton, ALA regional job hubAlabama · 5,186 people
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Riverview, ALA small town of 260Alabama · 260 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BrewtonA regional job hub
Work3,672 jobsbased in Brewton, a regional job hub Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Schools#29 for schools in ALof 180 towns All about Brewton →
RiverviewA small town of 260
Quiet strengthsRiverview doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Riverview →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size19.9×
Brewton is the bigger place
Brewton 5,186Riverview 260
Jobs per worker4.8×
Brewton is more of a job hub
Brewton 1.84Riverview 0.38
Street grid3.6×
Brewton has the more walkable street grid
Brewton 36.6Riverview 10.2
Kids under 18+19.3 pts
Riverview has more kids
Riverview 38.5%Brewton 19.2%
Work in town+33.1 pts
More of Brewton’s workers stay in town
Brewton 33.1%Riverview 0%
Average commute8 min
Brewton has the shorter commute
Riverview 27 minBrewton 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Riverview

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Brewton$860/mo
Typical home $152K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $695/mo · Housing →
Riverview$1,340/mo
Typical home $198K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Riverview and Brewton.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Brewton and Riverview share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BrewtonRiverviewBrewtonRiverview
Brewton ↔ Riverview3.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
6 Riverview residents work in Brewton (9.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Riverview →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Alabama ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
DBrewtonSafer than 5% of U.S. towns –RiverviewNot graded
Schools
A−BrewtonBetter than 80% of districts in the state –RiverviewNot graded
Health
C−BrewtonHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns –RiverviewNot graded
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BrewtonRiverview
Snow a year0″0″
January low—39°F
July high—92°F
Growing season (days)—251d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd95th
Outdoors & history
BrewtonRiverview
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land1.5%—
National Register places1—
Archive photos6—
Community
BrewtonRiverview
Library hours a week49 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BrewtonRiverview
People
Population 5,186Highest 260Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.4% AL: +5.1% —
Median age 46.4±7.4Highest 18% above AL 35±17.6Lowest 11% below AL
Brewton and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.2%±4.9Lowest AL: 22.2% 38.5%±10.1Highest AL: 22.2%
Age 65+ 23.8%±5.4Highest AL: 17.8% 20.8%±3.5Lowest AL: 17.8%
Brewton and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.2%Highest AL: 28.4% 14.7%Lowest AL: 28.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.3Lowest AL: 6.3% 10%±17.1Highest AL: 6.3%
Riverview and Brewton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,721±$5k 21% below AL —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $150,100±$31kLowest 28% below AL $198,400±$69kHighest 5% below AL
Riverview and Brewton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $695±$111 31% below AL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $789 about the AL average —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.8%±20.8Lowest AL: 48.8% 100%±100Highest AL: 48.8%
Riverview and Brewton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.2%Lowest AL: 15.6% 40%Highest AL: 15.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72%Lowest AL: 70.2% 81.5%Highest AL: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 11 yrs older than AL 1979Highest 7 yrs older than AL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 25% below AL 27 minHighest 5% above AL
Work from home 3.2%±4.4Lowest AL: 8.8% 39.4%±59.4Highest AL: 8.8%
Riverview and Brewton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 33.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 37.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.84Highest 0.38Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mobile (4%)Mobile (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Riverview10% work in Brewton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.6Highest 10.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #29 of 180 in AL—
School district Brewton City—
High school in town TR Miller High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 17.5 —
Alabama average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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