AbandaAL
A town of 257.
Is Abanda a good place to live?
Abanda’s median age is 24.5 years, where Alabama’s towns sit at 39.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 1 of the 188 Alabama towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Abanda. Abanda has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
257 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Abanda: who provides what
Abanda is unincorporated, so Chambers County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Abanda.
Most of Abanda’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Abanda for work: only 0% work in town. At 20 minutes, Abanda’s average trip to work is below both Alabama’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are LaGrange (10%), Opelika (8%) and La Fayette (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Abanda has mild winters and hot summers
Abanda has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Abanda is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Abanda is
Abanda beats the Alabama average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 18% of adults have diabetes in Abanda.
| Abanda | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 43% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Abanda | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.1% | 78% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.6% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Abanda faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Abanda
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Abanda
About 0 of every 100 Abanda residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
100% of working residents leave Abanda for work
Where Abanda’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Abanda
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Abanda, AL a good place to live?
Abanda has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.