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About Our Community

DeKalb County has small communities, which allows residents to enjoy relatively lower costs of living and lower crime rates. However, county residents do not have to sacrifice cultural and entertainment opportunities to enjoy the benefits of small town living. DeKalb County’s larger cities – Fort Payne and Rainsville – have national retailers, restaurants, theaters (both performing arts and movies), and an abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities. Fort Payne, the county seat, is located about an hour from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Community Profiles

CommunityPopulationInformation
Dekalb County 73,481 Community Demographics Page
Collinsville
  2,024
Crossville   1,894
Fort Payne 14,105 Community Demographics Page
Fyffe   1,069 Community Demographics Page
Geraldine      942 Community Demographics Page
Hammondville      501 Community Demographics Page
Henagar   2,282 Community Demographics Page
Ider      755 Community Demographics Page
Lakeview      150 Community Demographics Page
Mentone      394 Community Demographics Page
Pine Ridge      283 Community Demographics Page
Powell      952 Community Demographics Page
Rainsville   5,216 Community Demographics Page
Shiloh      287 Community Demographics Page
Sylvania   1,944 Community Demographics Page
Valley Head      565 Community Demographics Page


 Source: TVA ESRI 2021

Housing

To find available housing and land in DeKalb County, visit www.dekalbcountyrealtors.com.

DeKalb County Housing Stats:

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DeKalb County Housing Summary (pdf document)

Source: ESRI 2021

 

Crime Rates

City Violent Crime Murder Forcible Rape Robbery Property Crime
 Collinsville  4  0  0  0  32
 Crossville  0  0  0  0  13
 Fort Payne  35  1  2  9  23
 Fyffe  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
 Geraldine  4  0  0  0  35
 Hammondville  0  0  0  0  4
 Henagar  4  0  0  0  31
 Ider  0  0  0  0  14
 Lakeview  2  0  0  0  69
 Mentone  0  0  0  0  1
 Pine Ridge  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
 Powell  1  0  0  0  21
 Rainsville  13  2  2  0  131
 Shiloh  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
 Sylvania  0  0  0  0  16
 Valley Head  1  0  0  0  19

Source: US Federal Bureau of Investigation: Uniform Crime Reporting

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CONTACT US

2414 Airport Road West Fort Payne, AL. 35968-3316 | P.O. Box 680941 Fort Payne, AL 35968

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