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Dutton vs Hodges

116 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14.7× in Dutton) and street grid (3.6× in Dutton).

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Dutton, ALHomes around $196KAlabama · 435 people
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Hodges, ALHomes around $183KAlabama · 420 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

DuttonHomes around $196K
Housing$196K typical home19% below the AL typical home All about Dutton →
HodgesHomes around $183K
Housing$183K typical home24% below the AL typical home All about Hodges →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker14.7×
Dutton is more of a job hub
Dutton 0.44Hodges 0.03
Street grid3.6×
Dutton has the more walkable street grid
Dutton 27.9Hodges 7.8
Property tax bill+89%
Tax bills are bigger in Hodges
Hodges $750Dutton $396
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Dutton$1,080/mo
Typical home $196K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.35% · or rent about $769/mo · Housing →
Hodges$1,030/mo
Typical home $183K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $638/mo · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $600 a year, between Dutton and Hodges.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Alabama ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
BDuttonBetter than 59% of districts in the state –HodgesNot graded
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
DuttonHodges
Snow a year1″1″
January low29°F33°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)209d228d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th46th
Outdoors & history
DuttonHodges
Settled19631907
Archive photos—6
Community
DuttonHodges
Library hours a week24 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DuttonALHodgesAL
Dutton ↔ Hodges116 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

DuttonHodges
People
Population 435Highest 420Lowest
Median age 39.7±10.9Highest about the AL average 35.3±6.7Lowest 10% below AL
Dutton and Hodges are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.3%±5.3Lowest AL: 22.2% 30%±14.1Highest AL: 22.2%
Hodges and Dutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.4%±5.9Highest AL: 17.8% 8.8%±2.5Lowest AL: 17.8%
Dutton and Hodges are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.4%Lowest AL: 28.4% 13.8%Highest AL: 28.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±3.2Lowest AL: 6.3% 4%±4.5Highest AL: 6.3%
Hodges and Dutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,750±$26kLowest about the AL average $69,286±$34kHighest 8% above AL
Hodges and Dutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $113,800±$19kLowest 46% below AL $153,300±$45kHighest 27% below AL
Hodges and Dutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $769±$324Highest 24% below AL $638±$218Lowest 37% below AL
Dutton and Hodges are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $396Lowest 50% below AL $750Highest 5% below AL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.3%±66.9Lowest AL: 48.8% 81%±84.1Highest AL: 48.8%
Hodges and Dutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17%Highest AL: 15.6% 12.7%Lowest AL: 15.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.8%Lowest AL: 70.2% 84.6%Highest AL: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 10 yrs older than AL 1984Highest 2 yrs older than AL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest about the AL average 26 minHighest about the AL average
Work from home 0%±6.8Lowest AL: 8.8% 6.8%±10.8Highest AL: 8.8%
Hodges and Dutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Payne (17%)Red Bay (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HodgesFew work in Dutton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.9Highest 7.8Lowest
Schools
School district Jackson County—
High school in town None in town—
Alabama average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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