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Headland is a big small town of 5,217 people in Henry County, Alabama. It's about 9 miles from Dothan, AL and 172 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $822 a month.
5,217people
$220kTypical home
$822/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,217
- Part of a metro area
- About 172 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 9 mi to Dothan, AL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,385/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 114 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
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,106 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to DHN airport
- 124 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 404 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 292 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+51 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk