Ozark
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Outdoors in Ozark
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1926
Students at Travis Ozark Summer Art School, affiliate of Dallas Art Institute, 1926
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About Ozark
City in Alabama, United StatesOzark is a city in and the county seat of Dale County, Alabama. As of the 2020 census, Ozark had a population of 14,368. Ozark is the principal city of the Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as a part of the Dothan-Ozark Combined Statistical Area. Ozark was originally a part of Enterprise–Ozark micropolitan area before being split, and for a longer while was part of the Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark combined statistical area but Enterprise later became its own separate primary statistical area in later censuses. Fort Rucker, the primary flight training base for Army Aviation, abuts Ozark.
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How Ozark ranks
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Housing in Ozark
The typical Ozark home is worth about $150,000, up 2.3% in a year, 38% below the Alabama typical home.
A balanced market
Safety in Ozark
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Ozark's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Ozark
Full picture →About one in 4 of Ozark’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Dothan (21%), Enterprise (5%) and Montgomery (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Health in Ozark
Health Grade D
Healthier than 5% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Alabama
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Ozark
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Ozark
Full climate →Ozark has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Ozark
All Ozark schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Ozark’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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