Living in Dothan, AL
Small city in Alabama
Dothan is a small city in Alabama, home to about 71,000 people, with 181,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Dothan a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $206k and rents for $1,290 a month
- Low taxes: about $1,147 state income tax per resident, 0.31% property tax
- Strong healthcare: 2 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Low natural disaster risk: 10 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Smaller job market: about 181,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Fewer family amenities than most places
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Key facts
Living in Dothan: common questions
What is the cost of living in Dothan?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $206k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,290 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 84, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Dothan?
Alabama collects about $1,147 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.31% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Dothan safe?
Dothan isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
What is the weather like in Dothan?
Dothan has mild winters: winter days average around 64°F and summer days around 92°F.
Does Dothan get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, hurricanes and tornadoes: 10 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.96 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Dothan?
The nearest major airport is PNS, about 118 mi away.
How Dothan scores
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