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Country around Hodges is a rural area of about 741 people in Franklin County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Florence, AL and 88 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $482 a month.
741people
$107kTypical home
$482/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 741 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 36 mi to Florence, AL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $482/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (979 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MSL airport
- 88 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 827 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 204 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+73 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk