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Newton is a small town of 1,329 people in Dale County, Alabama. It's about 13 miles from Dothan, AL and 167 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 $90k and rent runs about $650 a month.
1,329people
$90kTypical home
$650/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,329
- Part of a metro area
- About 93 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 13 mi to Dothan, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$564/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 118 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
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k)
- Low property crime (985 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DHN airport
- 112 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 289 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 299 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 142 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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