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Henagar is a small town of 2,501 people in DeKalb County, Alabama. It's about 40 miles from Rome, GA and 96 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,501people
$145kTypical home
$1,048/moRent
86° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,501
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 111 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 40 mi to Rome, GA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$912/mo)
- Median rent $1,048/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,169 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to CHA airport
- 94 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,526 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+74 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk