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Level Plains is a small town of 1,667 people in Dale County, Alabama. It's about 22 miles from Dothan, AL and 165 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,667people
$138kTypical home
$1,057/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,667
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 543 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 22 mi to Dothan, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $1,057/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 101 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
- Above-average violent crime (548 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,381 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DHN airport
- 102 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 345 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dale County: R+52 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