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A town of 1,078, settled in 1887.
The best of Grant’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for safety. Grant’s level of property crime is 38.4 per 1,000 residents, above both the Alabama town median (16.9) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Among 188 Alabama towns, just 2 have a lower peak summer temperature than Grant. Grant's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 97% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Grant Park, at 27 acres. Grant has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Grant beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Grant is from typical.
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Census counts: 191 in 1950, 1,039 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2017 and 5 maps from 1936 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grant, 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 Grant.
In Grant, the rate of reported violence is 3.7 per 1,000 residents, against 2.9 in Alabama’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Below: Two of its 4 schools, each with why it was picked. The largest public high school is Kate D Smith DAR High School, with 372 students. The public schools here belong to the Marshall County school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate D Smith DAR Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 546 | B+ |
| Kate D Smith DAR High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 372 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
Most people who work leave Grant to do it: just 4% work in town. Jobs in the town fell by 232 from 2013 to 2023, to 322. The town’s average commute is 31 minutes. The median commute is under 24 miles.
| Grant | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Grant’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 75 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Grant after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. FEMA puts 53% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 27% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For residents in Grant, the share who are 65 or older is 15%. Adults 35 to 64 are just over a quarter of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 30% of residents (22% statewide). In Grant, the age of the median resident is 29.6 years. The town has grown 3.6% since 2020, to 1,078 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Grant | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29.6 years | 39.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 23% | 29% |
Somewhere between 28% and 77% women
The Census survey reached too few of Grant’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±24.3 points. Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women.
| Grant | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 23.1% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 23.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.1% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.6% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.6% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.5% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.7% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 32° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among households in Grant, 83% are owner-occupiers. The typical Grant home is worth about $278,000, up 2.8% in a year, 16% above the Alabama typical home.
| Grant | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $543 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Walkers can cover 0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Grant’s trail network density comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Grant | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grant Park | 0.5 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Grant, 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among 188 Alabama towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Grant. 17% of adults in Grant binge drink; 37% have high blood pressure.
| Grant | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 43% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Grant | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.7% | 19.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Grant; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Grant residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
Where Grant’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Alabama, United States
Grant is a town in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Grant was 1,039, up from 896 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.