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Ozark is a big small town of 14,327 people in Dale County, Alabama. It's about 21 miles from Dothan, AL and 158 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 $149k and rent runs about $694 a month.
14,327people
$149kTypical home
$694/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,327
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 420 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 21 mi to Dothan, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$939/mo)
- Median rent $694/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 112 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 (367 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,223 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to DHN airport
- 114 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 294 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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