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Kinsey is a small town of 2,195 people in Houston County, Alabama. It's about 6 miles from Dothan, AL and 176 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 $132k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,195people
$132kTypical home
$1,053/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,195
- Part of a metro area
- About 181 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 6 mi to Dothan, AL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$832/mo)
- Median rent $1,053/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% 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
- 115 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
- About average violent crime (328 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,026 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to DHN airport
- 124 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 338 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 295 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houston County: R+48 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