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.

Down paymentRate%

Dutton$1,080/mo

Typical home $196K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.35% · or rent about $769/mo · Housing →

Silas$690/mo

Typical home $127K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.23% · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Dutton and Silas.

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 –SilasNot 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

DuttonSilas

Snow a year1″0″

January low29°F —

July high89°F —

Growing season (days)209d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th 87th

Outdoors & history

DuttonSilas

Settled1963 —

Famous people born here—1

Community

DuttonSilas

Library hours a week24 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

241 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DuttonAL SilasAL

Dutton ↔ Silas241 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.

Only big differences vs Alabama average

DuttonSilas

People

Population 435Lowest 559Highest

Median age 39.7±10.9Highest about the AL average 34.6±5.1Lowest 12% below AL

Dutton and Silas 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% 21.3%±5.3Highest AL: 22.2%

Silas 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% 12.9%±2.4Lowest AL: 17.8%

Dutton and Silas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.4%Highest AL: 28.4% 7.5%Lowest AL: 28.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±3.2Highest AL: 6.3% 0.2%±2.4Lowest AL: 6.3%

Dutton and Silas 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 $66,250±$24kHighest 4% above AL

Silas 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±$19kHighest 46% below AL $87,600±$14kLowest 58% below AL

Dutton and Silas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $769±$324 24% below AL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $396Highest 50% below AL $199Lowest 75% below AL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.3%±66.9Lowest AL: 48.8% 33.3%±100Highest AL: 48.8%

Silas 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% 10.3%Lowest AL: 15.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.8%Lowest AL: 70.2% 84.3%Highest AL: 70.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 10 yrs older than AL 1981Highest 5 yrs older than AL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest about the AL average 43 minHighest 67% above AL

Work from home 0%±6.8Lowest AL: 8.8% 8.1%±8.6Highest AL: 8.8%

Silas 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 38.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.13Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fort Payne (17%)Brent (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SilasFew 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 13.7Lowest

Schools

School district Jackson County—

High school in town None in town—

Alabama average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Dutton vs Silas

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Dutton

Grades and rankings, side by side

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