Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Opp gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $116K, 2.2 years of the county’s $52K median household income. It grades C− overall, 124th among Alabama's 187 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Opp, where Alabama’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On the outdoors, just 13 of Alabama’s 308 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Frank Jackson State Park, at 2,284 acres.
Where Opp beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
14.9% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Opp is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 863 in 1910, 6,771 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1990 and 2 maps from 1971 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Opp, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Opp.
Opp is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Alabama (mostly hurricanes).
Against the 2,785 U.S. towns with household incomes like Opp’s, it is less healthy than 71%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
19% of adults have diabetes in Opp. Opp beats the Alabama average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 49% of adults have high blood pressure in Opp.
| Opp | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 43% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 23% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Opp | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 78% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.3% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Opp City school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Opp High School, with 396 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opp Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 547 | A+ |
| Opp High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 396 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
At 2.2 years of the county’s $52K median household income, the typical home (about $116K) costs less against local pay than in 90% of Alabama towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. Values fell 4.2% in the past year while the Alabama typical home rose 1.9%.
The median rent in Opp is $720 a month. The typical Opp home is worth about $116,000, 51% below the Alabama typical home.
| Opp | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $720 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of Alabama towns, with expected losses of about $602 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1998, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Opp.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Opp’s property crime rate is 21.8 per 1,000 residents. Within Alabama, it does better than 50% of towns. Opp’s violent crime rate is 3.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Opp | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21.8 per 1,000 residents | 16.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Opp has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frank Jackson State Park | 0.8 mi | 2,284 |
| 2. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Donaldson Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Opp has about as many jobs (2,102) as working residents, but only 589 people both live and work here.
About one in 4 of Opp’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Opp grew to 2,102 in 2023, 137 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Andalusia (15%), Dothan (5%) and Enterprise (4%).
| Opp | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1 within 15 miles of the center of Opp
About 1 of every 100 Opp residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
7 notable people were born in Opp.
City in Alabama, United States
Opp is a city in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 6,771. Opp is named after Henry Opp, a lawyer for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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2 towns share a border with Opp.
Babbie and Horn Hill aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Opp with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Opp grades C− overall, better than 17% of U.S. towns and #124 of 187 in Alabama. It grades D for health, C− for safety and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Alabama, it does better than 50% of towns.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
7 notable people were born here, including James Logan and Lamar Rogers.