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Country around Rockford is a rural area of about 1,755 people in Coosa County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Montgomery, AL and 54 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $634 a month.
1,755people
$140kTypical home
$634/moRent
89° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,755 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 37 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$885/mo)
- Median rent $634/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (903 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 17% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MGM airport
- 54 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 223 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coosa County: R+43 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- 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.