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Clayhatchee is a tiny town of 414 people in Dale County, Alabama. It's about 19 miles from Dothan, AL and 170 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $855 a month.
414people
$99kTypical home
$855/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 414
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 152 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 19 mi to Dothan, AL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$626/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 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 55
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DHN airport
- 102 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 203 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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