Loxley, Alabama is the quintessential southern town giving its residents and visitors a charming, serene, vital experience. Beginning as a tight knit rural community centered around the pine industry, Loxley has come a long way in terms of urban amenity, however, has maintained a friendly community and charming, small town atmosphere. Located fifteen minutes east of Daphne, twenty minutes North of Foley, and thirty minutes away from the stunning beaches of the Gulf Coast, Loxley integrates the coastal vitality of its neighboring cities while maintaining a relaxed lifestyle giving residents and visitors the best of both worlds.

Loxley’s robust town square displays a variety of locally owned restaurants, shops, landmarks, and community friendly parks. The Loxley Municipal Park gives families access to sports and a place to spend the beautiful summer days, El Paisita serves authentic Mexican food with an equally appealing Mexican experience, and the Touch of Class beauty salon can always be relied on to give its customers first rate services. Loxley’s relaxed, vital atmosphere has attracted a wave of residential development featuring both affordable and upscale housing building on the strong community already present in the small town.

Loxely’s combination of urban and natural amenity has created a special community and atmosphere that guarantees its residents and visitors the ultimate small town experience.

Spanish Fort, Alabama is one of the promising, growing towns in Southern Alabama emphasizing a connection to the waterways and nature of the Gulf Coast, lively urban centers, a strong quality of life for residents, and a calm, serene, city atmosphere. Located along Mobile Bay, Spanish Fort has a distinct location giving the city access to both unrefined natural beauty and a strong urban connection to neighboring cities such as Daphne, Mobile, Foley, and Pensacola. Beginning as a small, rural suburb of Mobile, Spanish Fort has grown into its own prominence with a strong local identity, robust local businesses, and an affluent residential community.

Some of the most popular businesses and attractions featured in the coastal city include the Boudreuax’s shopping plaza, Spanish Fort Center, and Meaher State Park. As a result of Spanish Fort’s prime location and urban attractions, the city has experienced residential growth with top home builders in the Southeast spearheading residential development throughout Spanish Fort with subdivisions such as Blakeley Forest, Bromley Woods, and Audubon materializing into successful, affluent communities. Spanish Fort also offers residents strong access to esteemed education, virtually unlimited access to a variety of sports, and guarantees residents safety as reflected by some of the highest safety rankings in Alabama.

Spanish Fort has managed to combine elements of natural beauty with undeniable urban amenity while maintaining a strong sense of community and local identity making it one of the most promising cities on the Gulf Coast.

Summerdale, Alabama is a relaxed, small town that merges together elements of rural and coastal to create a unique lifestyle, community, and atmosphere. Founded in 1904 by Tobacco Farmer, Eli Summer, Summerdale history is deeply intertwined with it’s natural beauty with scenic farmland and tree lined views being visible throughout the city.

Located in south Alabama, specifically in Baldwin County, Summerdale has access to the expanse of both natural and urban amenity that the area has to offer. Located roughly twenty-five minutes away from the pristine beaches of the Emerald Coast and fifteen minutes away from the vibrant coastal cities of Daphne, Fairhope, and Foley, Summerdale incorporates the coastal cities’ vitality and charm but provides a more laid back, serene style of life. The charming city’s town square is lined with locally owned businesses and community parks all within view of charming farmland at the limits of the city. Notable attractions in Summerdale include Gold’s Southern Cuisine and BBQ, the Children’s Splash Parks, a plethora of locally owned farm to table businesses, and the iconic Alligator Alley, an Alligator sanctuary providing visitors a face to face experience with the stunning creatures.

Residents of Summerdale are offered the best of all worlds, with urban, rural, and coastal amenities all combining in the small town to provide the ultimate living experience. Summerdale is truly a special town embracing its surroundings, community, and atmosphere crafting a one of a kind experience.

Fairhope, Alabama is a charming, vibrant beach town located nestled on Mobile Bay. The charming southern beach town combines natural beauty, an affluent, connected community, a dynamic downtown, and a relaxed, warm city atmosphere to make Fairhope one of the most highly acclaimed small towns in the Southeast. Fairhope is nestled ten minutes south of Daphne, forty-five minutes west of Pensacola, and fifty minutes away from the pristine beaches of the Gulf Coast giving Fairhope a prime location embracing the unspoiled natural beauty of the Gulf Coast and its strong connection to its neighboring coastal cities.

Fairhope’s downtown seamlessly combines and reflects the town’s strong urban and rural amenity into a vital, lively town plaza housing a variety of unique locally owned business, attractions, and being located a short walk away from the Fairhope Pier and Marina giving residents and visitors of Fairhope an unforgettable experience. The prime location, along with a superlative downtown has attracted not only visitors but also residential and economic growth in the town. In just a little over the past decade, Fairhope’s residential communities have grown to be some of the most affluent, safe, and connected communities in Alabama.

Paralleling the growth of these communities, Fairhope’s schools, sports complexes, and state parks have also come into a high esteem with Fairhope High School being one of the highest caliber schools in the state, the Fairhope sports complex offering families unlimited access to sports and outdoor entertainment, and the community parks giving residents of Fairhope, year round access to the outdoors. Fairhope encompasses all these urban and rural amenities (downtown, schools, coastal location, etc…) to create a charming, vital atmosphere which can be felt walking Fairhope’s downtown, driving through Fairhope on the coast of Mobile bay, and living within its upscale communities.

Silverhill, Alabama is a quaint Southern town located in central Baldwin County. The historic town maintains its strong sense of community forged during the 19th century embracing it’s vital, charming atmosphere, locally owned businesses, and it’s residents high quality of life. The 8 block wide town-square features one of a kind locally owned businesses and attractions such as Cafe Acadiana and the Little Bohemian Hall along with community friendly amenities including Memorial Park, the Silverhill Community Center, and the Oscar Johnson Park.

Silverhill is situated about twenty minutes away from Foley, Daphne, and Fairhope giving residents and visitors the ultimate south Alabama experience. The Foley, Daphne, Fairhope micropolitan area features attractions such as the amusement park, OWA, vital downtowns, coastal amenities, and shopping boutiques. Silverhill has access to all the urban amenities of this area without being swept in with the congestion and fast paced life. The charming, small town’s access to urban amenity without forfeiting its own serenity and friendly community makes it an ideal place to live.

Silverhill has managed to embrace the development of South Alabama without losing its charming, vital, atmosphere making it a truly special town. The city’s history and atmosphere can be described in as much detail as possible but can only be experienced walking through it’s town square and vibrant streets.

Daphne, Alabama is a rapidly growing coastal town known for its vitality, southern charm, and high quality of life. Located across the bay from Mobile, Alabama and about forty-five minutes away from Pensacola, Florida, Daphne has been in many respects a center of growth during a new wave of development across South-Alabama. Daphne has attracted this growth for a plethora of reasons including its strong connection to neighboring coastal towns such as Pensacola and Mobile, unlimited access to natural beauty through the Gulf of Mexico and several nature preserves, a robust downtown, and a strong, affluent residential community.

Reflecting Daphne’s lively atmosphere and rich history, Downtown Daphne features a variety of renowned locally owned businesses including restaurants, boutiques, and other unique establishments. Some of the most notable of these businesses include Buahower’s Victory Grill, the Brown Eyed Girl Boutique, Downtown Cigars LLC, the Gator Boardwalk, and Manci’s Antique Club.

This recent growth of Daphne has been parallelled by a growth in the subdivisions and residential communities of Daphne with developers and home buyers alike being drawn to this coastal charm and the city’s lively atmosphere. With the presence of a variety of locally owned businesses, sports complexes, natural preserves, high caliber schools, unlimited access to the expanse of the Gulf Coast, and a strong residential community, Daphne is one of the most promising cities in Alabama on the Gulf Coast.

Foley, Alabama just two decades ago was a small, rural community; now it is one of the fastest growing cities in the Southeast capitalizing on it’s rural location, close proximity to the Emerald Coast, strong community, and tremendous urban planning to make it one of the most socially, economically, and aesthetically affluent cities in Alabama.

Located about 30 miles from both Mobile and Pensacola, and 25 minutes away from the pristine beaches of Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, Foley is heavily connected to all these flourishing coastal communities shaping its own economic and local identity. Combining the previously mentioned coastal elements with Foley’s rural position and the consequent rural, countryside influence on the city makes it a truly distinct and dynamic locality merging these two seldomly convering of lifestyles. The combination of coastal and rural result in a robust local economy, lively assortment of locally owned businesses, a vital nightlife, unlimited access to urban amenities and a close-knit, safe community, tree lined views, farm to table food options, esteemed schools, residential privacy, upscale homes, and access to unrefined, natural beauty.

A distinct example of Foley’s dynamic combination of rural and urban amenity is the OWA, a coastal amusement park. The park draws in families with unforgettable experiences and spectacular entertainment, yet is surrounded by farm fields, tree lined views, and the Foley Sports Complex. This anecdote exemplifies Foley as a city, combining urban growth and amenity with rural beauty and comfort. Foley continues to experience strong urban and residential growth and is projected to continue on this trend, however, Foley also continues to stay true to its past as a small, rural community.

Gulf Shores, Alabama has a local identity defined by its town motto, “Small Town, Big Beach”. Gulf Shores encompasses over thirty miles of spectacular, snow white coastline drawing in beachgoers and fueling the cities economy, however, the city has managed to stayed true to both parts of its motto, including “small town”, featuring lively and robust locally owned businesses, affluent residential areas, and a strong sense of community.

The combination of Gulf Shores’ rural and urban amenity has led to a flourishing residential populace along with a booming beach economy making it one of the true hidden gems of the emerald coast. Geographically, Gulf Shores is situated about thirty minutes away from Pensacola, Florida, twenty minutes south of Foley, Alabama and directly next to Orange Beach, Alabama. This prime location has led to a strong social and economic connection between Gulf Shores and these prospering coastal cities fostering urban growth within Gulf Shores and offering residents direct and easy access to the full expanse of the Emerald Coast. After the completion of the intracoastal waterway of 1937, people quickly began to realize the natural beauty of Gulf Shores and its serene, laidback coastal atmosphere. This tourism ultimately led to overall growth in Gulf Shores with businesses, top tier residencies, high caliber schools, sports complexes, and a dynamic local economy quickly emerging in the beach town.

Despite this rapid urban growth, Gulf Shores still maintains a strong local identity with a plethora of local spots to go along with every mainstream attraction Gulf Shores has to offer. With this history, local identity, natural amenity, and laid back atmosphere Gulf Shores has been given the motto, “Small Town, Big Beach”, drawing residents in with the city’s natural beauty, and making them stay with its vital, relaxed, beach lifestyle

Robertsdale, Alabama is a quaint, relaxed town located at the heart of Baldwin County giving residents a local, small town living experience with big town amenities sourced from the rapidly growing Daphne-Fairhope-Foley micropolitan area. The city of Robertsdale is highly affluent with a number of businesses, upscale residences, sports complexes, parks, and schools. Some notable locally owned businesses and attractions of the town include, Magnolia Blossom Cafe, Ivey’s cafe, the J.D. Sellars Stadium, and the Baldwin County Coliseum and Fairgrounds.

Residents of Robertsdale also have access to a number of esteemed schools, including Robertsdale Highschool, the South Baldwin Center for Technology, and Robertsdale Elementary School. The city’s population of about five thousand embraces the city to its fullest extent forming a strong, safe, and friendly community making Robertsdale one of the safest cities in the state of Alabama with an extremely low crime rate. The small town heavily connected to its local identity also has a strong social and economic connection to neighboring cities including, Foley, Pensacola, Gulf Shores, and Daphne offering residents of Robertdale access to all this urban amenity, while still being able to live in a quaint, serene, charming southern town. Furthermore, Robertsdale’s highly desirable combination of rural and urban elements has led to the development of upscale residencies within the town.

Robertsdale perfectly captures the beauty of south Alabama; the areas unrefined natural beauty, the dynamic town centers, the charming atmosphere, the safe, strong communities, and the vital, serene living experience.

Orange Beach, Alabama is a dynamic, vital, yet composed beach town attracting residents because of its unlimited access to 32 miles of beautiful, pristine beaches, a diverse and affluent collection of locally owned businesses, upscale residences, and an overall prime location epitomizing the Emerald Coast. Located in South Baldwin County, just west of Perdido Key, Florida and south of Foley, Alabama, Orange Beach was initially settled as a small rural community known for its access to woodlands, however, the coastal community quickly developed into an affluent beach town through tourism brought on by its spectacular beaches and high quality charter fishing services. This urban growth additionally fostered residential growth within Orange Beach expanding the coastal city further inland giving birth to better infrastructure, more locally owned business, upscale subdivisions, and a strong, connected community.

Two notable local businesses and attractions that have emerged in Orange Beach include the Wharf at Orange Beach and the Hangout. The Wharf at Orange Beach is a waterside shopping, dining, entertainment, and marina plaza giving its residents a supreme coastal experience featuring attractions such as the Wharf Amphitheater, the Wharf Marina, a movie theatre, and countless boutiques and eateries. The Hangout is an open-air, live music and entertainment Restaurant known for its direct access to the beach, its place in the hearts of locals, and attracting mainstream attention every year in May because of the Hangout Music Festival, an annual three-day musical festival featuring the biggest music artists from around the World.

Orange Beach at face value may seem like only a weekend retreat, however, it’s urban growth has made Orange Beach a prospering, economically robust town with a strong local identity, upscale residential areas, and a vital, relaxed lifestyle set in the backdrop of spectacular beaches.