KinseyAL
A town of 2,291, settled in 1866.
Is Kinsey a good place to live?
Kinsey’s best subject grade is an A for safety; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On safety, just 1 of Alabama’s 186 towns do better. Residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Only 19 of Alabama’s 308 towns score lower on walkability. Kinsey's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 100% of U.S. towns. Kinsey has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Kinsey stand out
Where Kinsey beats most towns.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Typical home value
99% of working residents leave Kinsey for work
Where Kinsey’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Kinsey grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Kinsey is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Kinsey: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kinsey, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kinsey.
Less crime per resident in Kinsey than in 91% of U.S. towns
At 1.3 per 1,000 residents, Kinsey’s property crime rate is where Alabama’s towns sit at 16.9 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Kinsey’s violent crime rate is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Kinsey | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 16.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
For health, Kinsey earns a D
41% of adults feel lonely in Kinsey, against 36% in Alabama’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. 26% of adults worry about having enough food in Kinsey. Kinsey beats the Alabama average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Kinsey | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Kinsey | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7% | 8.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.5% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Kinsey is valued at about $144K
The typical Kinsey home is worth about $144,000, up 3.5% in a year, 40% below the Alabama typical home. 78% of Kinsey households own their home.
| Kinsey | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,053 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More than half of Kinsey’s working residents commute to Dothan
Most working residents leave Kinsey for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Kinsey grew to 180 in 2023, 86 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Kinsey is 22 minutes.
| Kinsey | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Kinsey faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Kinsey since 2023.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Kinsey
Kinsey has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Kinsey | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Landmark Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Kinsey
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Kinsey
About 8 of every 100 Kinsey residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About Kinsey
Town in the United States
Kinsey is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It was initially located and incorporated in Henry County in February 1893. In 1903, it was redrawn into newly created Houston County and was later reincorporated in August 1957. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Kinsey had a population of 2,203.
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- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 328 ft
- Area code
- 334
Kinsey’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Kinsey.
Kinsey and Webb have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Webb reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Kinsey with a neighbor →
Questions about Kinsey
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kinsey, AL expensive?
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 B+.