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Hartford is a small town of 2,701 people in Geneva County, Alabama. It's about 19 miles from Dothan, AL and 179 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 $161k and rent runs about $802 a month.
2,701people
$161kTypical home
$802/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,701
- Part of a metro area
- About 433 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 19 mi to Dothan, AL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,014/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (730 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to DHN airport
- 99 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 285 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Geneva County: R+77 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