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About Arab
City in Alabama, United StatesArab ( ) is a city mostly in Marshall County, with a portion in Cullman County, in the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama, located 10 miles (16 km) from Guntersville Lake and Guntersville Dam, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The population was 8,461 at the 2020 census.
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How Arab ranks
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Housing in Arab
The typical Arab home is worth about $244,000, up 2.5% in a year, close to the Alabama typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Arab
Safety Grade D
Arab reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.
Schools in Arab
All Arab schools →School Grade A
The public schools Arab’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AL. Ratings are from neighbors.
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