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%

Silas$690/mo

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

Dutton$1,080/mo

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

–SilasNot graded BDuttonBetter than 59% of districts in the state

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

SilasDutton

Snow a year0″1″

January low—29°F

July high—89°F

Growing season (days)—209d

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

Outdoors & history

SilasDutton

Famous people born here1 —

Community

SilasDutton

Library hours a week—24 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.

SilasAL DuttonAL

Silas ↔ Dutton241 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

SilasDutton

People

Population 559Highest 435Lowest

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

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

Kids under 18 21.3%±5.3Highest AL: 22.2% 19.3%±5.3Lowest 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+ 12.9%±2.4Lowest AL: 17.8% 15.4%±5.9Highest 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+ 7.5%Lowest AL: 28.4% 12.4%Highest AL: 28.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±2.4Lowest AL: 6.3% 3.4%±3.2Highest 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 $66,250±$24kHighest 4% above AL $63,750±$26kLowest about the AL average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,600±$14kLowest 58% below AL $113,800±$19kHighest 46% 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 $199Lowest 75% below AL $396Highest 50% below AL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Highest AL: 48.8% 14.3%±66.9Lowest 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 10.3%Lowest AL: 15.6% 17%Highest AL: 15.6%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 8.1%±8.6Highest AL: 8.8% 0%±6.8Lowest 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 38.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DuttonFew work in Silas

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 13.7Lowest 27.9Highest

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.

Silas vs Dutton

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

What daily life feels like in each

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