Gardeners and green thumbs, welcome to the neighborhood. The city of Semmes is renowned for its plant nurseries, and several of them call Big Creek home. Picture rows of greenhouses flanked by tidy plots of ornamentals. All of this greenery is surrounded by farmhouses, forests and a handful of manicured subdivisions where Craftsman-style new builds gleam under the Alabama sun. Flowering shrubs, particularly azaleas and camellias, are showcased at the annual Azalea and Camellia Festivals, when the bright blooms bring admiring crowds. Big Creek borders U.S. 98, also known as Moffett Road, which is lined with restaurants and well-tended local parks, maintained by an engaged city government.
The Nurseries In the Big Creek Area are huge and grow everything from flowers to shrubs.
Local nurseries span over large acreage in Big Creek.
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Plant nurseries border subdivisions in Big Creek
Forests and nurseries border residential streets and subdivisions in Big Creek. Large Craftsman-style estates and Colonial Revival homes sit on cul-de-sacs, typically with paved driveways and multi-car garages. Ranch-style homes, which are more common on the northern edge of the neighborhood, come with a wide variety of features, from hipped or gabled roofs to red-brick columns and modern farmhouse porches. Home prices in Big Creek range from $325,000 for a four-bedroom rancher with colonial features in the Stone Gate Subdivision to $353,000 for a four-bedroom ranch-style home with a pitched roof in the Lakewood subdivision. Lakewood does have monthly HOA fees. Sidewalks are not commonly seen, and a car is needed for day-to-day life and commuting.
New homes are springing up all over the Big Creek area.
Traditional Ranch style homes are common in Big Creek.
Red Brick construction of homes is prevalent throughout the South and Southern Alabama.
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Uniforms are required at Semmes Elementary
Students at Semmes Elementary must wear a red or navy polo shirt with khaki pants, shorts or skorts pursuant to the school dress code. Niche gives the school a grade of B. Clubs at Semmes Middle include archery, band and the Scholars Bowl. Semmes Middle earns a grade of C from Niche. The Sink or Swim program at Montgomery High School is an orientation session for incoming students that introduces incoming freshmen to the campus and provides information about available clubs and extracurriculars. Niche rates the school a C+.
Mary G. Montgomery is where most Big Creek high schoolers attend school.
Montgomery High School gets a C+ Rating on Niche.
Semmes Middle School is a highly rated school in Semmes Alabama.
Semmes Elementary School ranks B on Niche.
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Viking Park welcomes Saint Bernards and chihuahuas — but separately
There are two new dog parks at Viking Park, which borders Montgomery High School less than a mile from Big Creek: one for big dogs and one for small. The park also has a playground, and new pickleball courts are in the works. The high school is the site of Semmes' annual Azalea Festival, an event that features local vendors, live entertainment and workshops showcasing this prolific local plant. "It's just one of the many events we put on that brings the community together," says Elizabeth Lovelady, Events Coordinator and Deputy City Clerk for the City of Semmes. A one-room 1902 schoolhouse anchors Heritage Park one mile south of Big Creek. "At Heritage Park we combine Heritage Day and Arbor Day with historical reenactments and demonstrations. Everyone leaves with their own small tree, it's great."
Heritage Park is home to a historic school house that has been restored.
The Dog Park at Viking Park has a large dog side and large dog side.
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Plant nurseries are nearly on the doorsteps of homes in Big Creek
Retail- and large-distribution plant nurseries are hallmarks of Big Creek and greater Semmes. Hanging baskets burst with brightly colored flowers above the herbs and produce at the expansive garden center at Sunnyland Growers at the southwest edge of the community. Family-owned Stokley Garden Express sells an assortment of ornamental shrubs, succulents, flowers and pottery. Restaurants at the retail center near the neighborhood's southeast corner include Sakura Sushi & Hibachi and Sabai Thai Cuisine. Winn-Dixie supermarket is also here.
Stokley Garden Express is one of the larger growers in the town.
Sabai Thai Cuisine offers an excellent variety of Thai menu items.
Winn Dixie is the main grocery store in downtown Semmes close by to Big Creek.
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It’s a quick drive to Mobile’s colleges
Two east-west highways border Big Creek: U.S. 98 and Hwy 158. Both ribbon into greater Mobile and flank its major universities. “It’s very nice here,” says Robin Dixon, Facilities Director at Semmes Recreation and Community Center, with “a lot of good schools. We’re within nine miles of the University of South Alabama and probably eight miles from Mobile’s college.” Big Creek is 20 miles northwest of downtown Mobile and 20 miles northwest of Mobile International Airport. Sidewalks are not commonly seen, and a car is needed for day-to-day life and commuting. Mobile’s Wave Transit bus system does not extend to Big Creek.
The University of Southern Alabama is close by to Big Creek.
Moffett Road is the main road through Semmes.
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There will likely be a line at Food Truck Fridays
Big community events celebrate the city’s favorite flowering shrubs: the Camellia Festival in January at Heritage Park and the Azalea Festival in March at Montgomery High School. In spring and summer food trucks — BBQ, wings, fried chicken, pizza, donuts — line up along Main Street in Semmes for Food Truck Fridays, which runs from 10 am to 7 pm.
YellowHammer Coffee has a food truck in addition to its store downtown in Semmes.
Azalea City Snow has the best snow cones in the state.
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Average Home Value
Source: Public Records
Property Mix - Square Feet
This Neighborhood Has More Owners
Demographics
Total Population
425
Median Age
40
Population Density
1 person/acre
Population under 18
25.9%
On par with the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
17.4%
On par with the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$43,486
Significantly below the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$57,503
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
62.6%
Significantly below the national average
89.1%
College Graduates
3.5%
Significantly below the national average
34.1%
Advanced Degrees
0.3%
% Population in Labor Force
55.9%
Weather
Annual Precipitation
67''
Average Winter Low Temperature
41°F
Average Summer High Temperature
91°F
Annual Snowfall
0''
Area Factors
Somewhat Bikeable
Bike Score®
20/ 100
Car-Dependent
Walk Score®
1/ 100
Source: Walk Score
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