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A town of 31,211, settled in 1870. Public schools that outperform most of Alabama.
Trash & recyclingEnterprise gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $206K for a typical one, or 3 years of the Enterprise area’s $68K median household income. It grades C− overall, 114th of 187 graded towns in Alabama. The low prices come with trade-offs. It reports more crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns, including 234 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, and residents are less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its schools outperform 78% of the state's. Enterprise’s violent crime rate is 7.5 per 1,000 residents, above both the Alabama town median (2.9) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6). Enterprise is home to Enterprise State Community College. Enterprise's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Enterprise beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Elementary School | K–6 | 753 |
| Holly Hill Elementary School | K–6 | 666 |
| Brookwood Elementary School | PK–6 | 657 |
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Enterprise State Community College | 1,597 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Enterprise is from typical.
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Census counts: 610 in 1900, 28,711 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1950 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Enterprise, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Enterprise.
Enterprise pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and looks healthier within Alabama than nationally, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Alabama rate.
Violent crime runs at 7.5 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Alabama rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D. Reported crimes fell from 1,056 to 806 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Enterprise’s property crime rate is 18.3 per 1,000 residents. Enterprise reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its A− for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $206K.
Its public schools are run by the Enterprise City school district. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 753 | A |
| Enterprise High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,177 | B+ |
| Holly Hill Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 666 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
Within Alabama it is less healthy than 55% of the 187 graded towns: much of Alabama scores lower on these measures.
43% of Enterprise adults sleep under 7 hours. Enterprise beats the Alabama average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 22% of Enterprise adults worry about having enough food.
| Enterprise | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Enterprise | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 11.1% | 9.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Enterprise has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Enterprise is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Enterprise’s working residents works in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Enterprise. Jobs based in Enterprise grew to 9,591 in 2023, 588 more than in 2013.
| Enterprise | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 31% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 4.9% | 6.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 16% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Enterprise home is worth about $206,000, down 1.1% in a year, 14% below the Alabama typical home.
| Enterprise | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 70% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 41% | 46% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,098 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Alabama average. Enterprise has grown 8.7% since 2020, to 31,211 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Alabama.
| Enterprise | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.5 years | 39.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 23% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1 point. Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.3, men 35.2.
| Enterprise | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.2% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.3% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.8% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.3% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Just 152 of its 20,053 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Enterprise itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
1.7 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Johhny Henderson Family Park, at 159 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Enterprise | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Johhny Henderson Family Park | 1.6 mi | 159 |
| 2. Peavy Park | — | 20 |
| 3. Westside Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 44 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Enterprise.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Enterprise
About 6 of every 100 Enterprise residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alabama.
3 places in Enterprise on the National Register of Historic Places.
21 notable people were born in Enterprise.
City in Coffee County, Alabama, US
Enterprise is a city in the southeastern part of Coffee County and the southwestern part of Dale County in Southeastern Alabama, United States. Its population was 28,711 at the 2020 census. Enterprise is the primary city of the Enterprise micropolitan statistical area (with the portion of the city in Dale County part of the Ozark micropolitan statistical area). It was originally a part of Enterprise–Ozark micropolitan area before being split; for a longer while it was originally part of the Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark combined statistical area but is now its own separate primary statistical area in later censuses. Enterprise is famous for the Boll Weevil Monument, a large monument of a woman ho…
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Enterprise grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #114 of 187 in Alabama. It grades C− for health, D for safety and A− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
21 notable people were born here, including Katie Britt and Jamey Johnson.
