Living in Dozier, AL
Dozier is a tiny town of 385 people in Crenshaw County, Alabama. It's about 54 miles from Crestview, FL and 142 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $606 a month.
385people
$76kTypical home
$606/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 385
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 131 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 54 mi to Crestview, FL
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$482/mo)
- Median rent $606/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (579 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MGM airport
- 86 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 55% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 361 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crenshaw County: R+55 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very 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.