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Grove Hill is a small town of 2,341 people in Clarke County, Alabama. It's about 74 miles from Mobile, AL and 139 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $838 a month.
2,341people
$127kTypical home
$838/moRent
90° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,341
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 308 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 74 mi to Mobile, AL
- 62 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$800/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 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 (257 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,042 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to MEI airport
- 92 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 495 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 66 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clarke County: R+17 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk