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What Is It Like to Live in Dothan?

What it costs to live in Dothan, and how it compares with other Alabama cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

25

41st best value in Alabama

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Alabama cities.

Overall livability

34

37th overall in Alabama

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Dothan is home to about 70,318 people. A typical home runs $157,600 and a household earns around $49,200, a price-to-income ratio of 3.2. Among Alabama's largest cities, it ranks 41st for value and 37th overall.

Dothan at a glance

Median home price

$157,600

36th in AL of 47

Median rent

$807/mo

Median household income

$49,200

Home price to income

3.2x

Unemployment

5.4%

29th in AL of 47

School rating

3/10

30th in AL of 47

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in AL of 47

Walk score

7/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Alabama only. Updated 2026.