Excel, Alabama

Town in Monroe County · population 557 (2020 Census)

Median home: $153,600
Household income: $57,375
Jan low / Jul high: 38° / 93°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 14
Median age: 38.0

Excel is a town of 557 people in Monroe County, Alabama. The median home is worth $153,600, close to the typical Alabama town ($161,250). It ranks better transit than 91% of Alabama towns, easier by car than 91% of Alabama towns, hipper than 89% of Alabama towns.

How Excel ranks

Percentile among Alabama towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Alabama towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Excel is worth $153,600, close to the typical Alabama town ($161,250). Homes cost about 2.7 times the median household income of $57,375, which is more affordable than 62% of Alabama towns. Median rent is $582 a month. 76.1% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Alabama towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Excel	Typical Alabama town
Median home value	$153,600	$161,250
Median rent	$582	$834
Median household income	$57,375	$56,250
Home value ÷ income	2.7×	2.8×
Homeownership	76.1%	71.3%
Median year built	1986	1981
Seasonal / vacation homes	7.0%	—

Who lives in Excel

People	Excel	Typical Alabama town
Median age	38.0	39.9
Age 65 and over	12.4%	18.1%
Under 18	30.9%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	17.3%
Below the poverty line	27.5%	16.7%
Veterans	9.1%	—
Born outside the U.S.	2.3%	—
Work from home	0.0%	5.1%
Average commute	35.5 min	26.1 min
Homes with broadband	72.1%	86.7%

Weather in Excel

July highs average 93.2°F and January lows 38.4°F. About 55.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.1 inches of snow (typical Alabama town: 0.6 in). Expect about 89 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 39 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Evergreen Middleton Fld station (17.7 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Excel since 1950, compared with 30 for the typical Alabama town. 7 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F4, struck on April 23, 1971 about 5.7 miles from the town center. The most recent was on December 28, 2024.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 24 times; the largest was 2.75 inches on April 24, 2021.

Severe weather in Monroe County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Monroe County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Monroe County has been included in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, drought, tornado.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 26, 2024	Hurricane	EM-3618: Hurricane Helene
December 10, 2020	Hurricane	DR-4573: Hurricane Zeta
September 20, 2020	Hurricane	DR-4563: Hurricane Sally
September 14, 2020	Hurricane	EM-3545: Hurricane Sally
March 29, 2020	Biological	DR-4503: Covid-19 Pandemic

Jobs and pay in Monroe County

Monroe County had 5,953 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $53,376 a year. Unemployment was 4.3% in 2023; in Excel itself the ACS puts it at 0%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Excel

1 public school with 1,015 students, about 19.2 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Excel High School	PK-12	1,015	19.2

Towns near Excel

Frisco City, AL
3.7 mi · 1,170 people · home $84,800
Monroeville, AL
6.3 mi · 5,951 people · home $122,900
Evergreen, AL
21.7 mi · 3,520 people · home $98,700
Atmore, AL
21.9 mi · 8,391 people · home $157,800
Brewton, AL
27.0 mi · 5,276 people · home $150,100
East Brewton, AL
28.7 mi · 2,293 people · home $87,200
Flomaton, AL
28.9 mi · 1,466 people · home $111,200

Excel questions

Is Excel, Alabama a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Excel scores better for retirees than 47% of Alabama towns and quieter than 82%. 12.4% of residents are 65 or older (median age 38.0).

How much does a house cost in Excel?

The median owner-occupied home in Excel is valued at $153,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $57,375, so homes cost about 2.7 times income. Median rent is $582 a month.

What is the weather like in Excel?

July highs average 93.2°F and January lows 38.4°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 55.3 inches of precipitation a year and 0.1 inches of snow.

Does Excel get tornadoes?

14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Excel since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F4 on April 23, 1971. The typical Alabama town has had 30.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Excel's Census boundary (GEOID 0124880). Comparisons use the median of Alabama towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.