Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Point Clear’s best subject grades are a B+ for health and schools; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Point Clear’s median age is 62 years, above both the Alabama town median (39.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 6 of Alabama’s 308 towns score lower on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Point Clear’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, where Alabama’s towns sit at 0.1 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Its National Register listings include Battles Wharf Historic District and Twin Beach AME Church. Point Clear has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Point Clear beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Point Clear’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Point Clear is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 49 in 1880, 2,076 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1914 and 5 maps from 1921 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Point Clear. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumUSS Alabama
15 mi MuseumUSS Drum
15 mi MuseumBattleship Memorial Park
19 mi MuseumFort Morgan
39 mi LandmarkFort Pickens
38 mi Ancient siteUSS MassachusettsUSS Alabama: USN, Public domain · USS Drum: Jean-Pierre Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Battleship Memorial Park: Rennett Stowe from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Morgan: Altairisfar, Public domain · Fort Pickens: Notneb82, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain
Point Clear is unincorporated, so Baldwin 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Point Clear.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 118 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Point Clear.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Point Clear for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Point Clear grew to 435 in 2023, 248 more than in 2013. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Point Clear.
| Point Clear | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
12% of Point Clear adults report frequent mental distress. Among 188 Alabama towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Point Clear. 13% of Point Clear adults report frequent physical distress.
| Point Clear | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 43% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Point Clear | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 19.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Point Clear has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Point Clear’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
6.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Point Clear
About 1 of every 100 Point Clear residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
5 places in Point Clear on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Point Clear is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Point Clear had a population of 2,076. It is part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan area.
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One town shares a border with Point Clear.
| Town | AL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Clear | — | — | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Fairhope | #59 | B− | C | B− | B+ | A− |
Point Clear has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Point Clear reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Point Clear with a neighbor →
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The typical home is worth about $868,000, 264% above the Alabama typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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