Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lineville’s best subject grade is an A− for safety; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 32% of residents live below the poverty line in Lineville, against 16% in Alabama’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On safety, just 11 of Alabama’s 186 towns do better. Residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Lineville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Lineville City Park, at 53 acres. Lineville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lineville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Lineville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Lineville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 234 in 1890, 2,489 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1921 and 3 maps from 1891 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lineville, 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 Lineville.
51% of adults have high blood pressure in Lineville, above both the Alabama town median (43%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 19% of adults have diabetes in Lineville. Lineville beats the Alabama average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Lineville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 43% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lineville | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.9% | 78% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.4% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Clay County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lineville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 459 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
The property crime rate in Lineville is 3.2 per 1,000 residents. Lineville reports less crime per resident than 78% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. The violent crime rate in Lineville is 1.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Lineville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | 16.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Lineville for work: only 11% work in town. Lineville’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Ashland (23%), Anniston (5%) and Oxford (4%).
| Lineville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $38,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lineville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Only 8 of the 188 Alabama towns we compare have a lower July high than Lineville.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Lineville home is worth about $201,000, up 5.7% in a year, 16% below the Alabama typical home.
| Lineville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $658 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 69% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lineville City Park | 0.9 mi | 53 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Lineville; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Lineville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
City in Alabama, United States
Lineville is a city in Clay County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,489.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 3.6 years of the area's median household income ($55,250 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.