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Ariton is a tiny town of 614 people in Dale County, Alabama. It's about 31 miles from Dothan, AL and 147 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $861 a month.
614people
$175kTypical home
$861/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 614
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 121 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 31 mi to Dothan, AL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,104/mo)
- Median rent $861/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,155 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DHN airport
- 117 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 472 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 288 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dale County: R+52 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.