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Dodge City is a tiny town of 494 people in Cullman County, Alabama. It's about 36 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $788 a month.
494people
$147kTypical home
$788/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 494
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 143 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 36 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$928/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (158 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,294 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BHM airport
- 34 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cullman County: R+81 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.