Living in Napier Field, AL
Napier Field is a tiny town of 422 people in Dale County, Alabama. It's about 6 miles from Dothan, AL and 172 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $857 a month.
422people
$82kTypical home
$857/moRent
93° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 422
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,661 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 6 mi to Dothan, AL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$518/mo)
- Median rent $857/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 119 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
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,155 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to DHN airport
- 118 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 387 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 297 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 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
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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