Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A typical home costs 3 years of the county’s $49K median household income.
Grove Hill’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. 16% of residents are under 18 in Grove Hill, below both the Alabama town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 89% of the country. Grove Hill's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 93% of U.S. towns. Grove Hill has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Alston-Cobb House and Dickinson House. Grove Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Grove Hill beats most towns.
1,570 counted in 2010 and 1,818 in 2020; an estimated 1,708 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Grove Hill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 200 in 1870, 1,818 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1854 and a map from 1986 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grove Hill, 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 Grove Hill.
48% of adults have high blood pressure in Grove Hill. The share of adults in Grove Hill who have diabetes is 17%, above both Alabama’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (12%).
| Grove Hill | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 43% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Grove Hill | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.7% | 15.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 25.3% | 19.2% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 18.1% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The public schools here belong to the Clarke County school district. The 3 public schools in Grove Hill teach 805 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Hill Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 348 | B |
| Clarke County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 256 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
In Grove Hill, the typical rent is $838 a month. Typical home values rose 4% in the year to September 2026. Grove Hill: three quarters of households live in a home they own.
| Grove Hill | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $838 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Federal aid has come to Grove Hill households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2020. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 39% come from hurricanes and 26% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The peak summer temperature for Grove Hill comes to 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Jackson (11%), Mobile (10%) and Thomasville (6%). Commuting out is the norm in Grove Hill: 13% of working residents work locally. Jobs locally fell by 414 from 2013 to 2023, to 1,013. The share of residents in Grove Hill who live below the poverty line: 18%.
| Grove Hill | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Grove Hill at 1,708 residents, down 6.2% since 2020. In Grove Hill, the median age is 42.8 years. Four-year graduates: 24% of adults 25 and older here, 28% across Alabama.
| Grove Hill | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.8 years | 39.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 23% | 29% |
43% women, 57% men
About 130 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.6 points). Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 81% are men (AL 50%).
| Grove Hill | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 17.3% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.6% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.6% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.4% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Grove Hill's reported crime rate is below Alabama's. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2024.
| Grove Hill | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 11.6 per 1,000 residents | 19.5 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Walkers can cover 1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Grove Hill Municipal Park, at 38 acres. The town’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grove Hill Municipal Park | 0.9 mi | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Grove Hill; the nearest are
About 11 of every 100 Grove Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
6 places in Grove Hill on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Grove Hill.
City in Clarke County, Alabama
Grove Hill is a town in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,818. It is the county seat of Clarke County and home of the Clarke County Museum.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
5 notable people were born here, including F. David Mathews and Grant Gillis.
