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Country around Goshen is a rural area of about 1,758 people in Pike County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Montgomery, AL and 126 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $770 a month.
1,758people
$114kTypical home
$770/moRent
90° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,758 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 40 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$717/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,737 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MGM airport
- 110 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 472 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 290 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+25 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.