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Grimes is a tiny town of 582 people in Dale County, Alabama. It's about 5 miles from Dothan, AL and 173 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $872 a month.
582people
$105kTypical home
$872/moRent
93° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 582
- Part of a metro area
- About 464 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 5 mi to Dothan, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$663/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 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 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to DHN airport
- 118 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 361 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 298 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 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
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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