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Riverview vs Brewton

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

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Riverview, ALA small town of 260Alabama · 260 people
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Brewton, ALA regional job hubAlabama · 5,186 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

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

Riverview and Brewton share a border

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

RiverviewBrewtonRiverviewBrewton
Riverview ↔ Brewton3.3 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
–RiverviewNot graded DBrewtonSafer than 5% of U.S. towns
Schools
–RiverviewNot graded A−BrewtonBetter than 80% of districts in the state
Health
–RiverviewNot graded C−BrewtonHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns
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
RiverviewBrewton
Snow a year0″0″
January low39°F—
July high92°F—
Growing season (days)251d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th92nd
Outdoors & history
RiverviewBrewton
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—1.5%
Settled—1861
National Register places—1
Archive photos—6
Community
RiverviewBrewton
Library hours a week—49 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.

RiverviewBrewton
People
Population 260Lowest 5,186Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -2.4% AL: +5.1%
Median age 35±17.6Lowest 11% below AL 46.4±7.4Highest 18% above AL
Brewton and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 38.5%±10.1Highest AL: 22.2% 19.2%±4.9Lowest AL: 22.2%
Age 65+ 20.8%±3.5Lowest AL: 17.8% 23.8%±5.4Highest 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+ 14.7%Lowest AL: 28.4% 24.2%Highest AL: 28.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10%±17.1Highest AL: 6.3% 1.6%±1.3Lowest 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 $198,400±$69kHighest 5% below AL $150,100±$31kLowest 28% 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 100%±100Highest AL: 48.8% 58.8%±20.8Lowest 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 40%Highest AL: 15.6% 14.2%Lowest AL: 15.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.5%Highest AL: 70.2% 72%Lowest AL: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 7 yrs older than AL 1975Lowest 11 yrs older than AL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 5% above AL 19 minLowest 25% below AL
Work from home 39.4%±59.4Highest AL: 8.8% 3.2%±4.4Lowest 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 0%Lowest 33.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.8 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 1.84Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mobile (11%)Mobile (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 10% work in BrewtonFew work in Riverview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.2Lowest 36.6Highest
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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