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Hodges is a tiny town of 420 people in Franklin County, Alabama. It's about 37 miles from Florence, AL and 85 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $638 a month.
420people
$153kTypical home
$638/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 420
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 102 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 37 mi to Florence, AL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$967/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 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
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (979 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MSL airport
- 86 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 833 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 204 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+73 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk