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Goodwater is a small town of 1,445 people in Coosa County, Alabama. It's about 45 miles from Anniston, AL and 54 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $650 a month.
1,445people
$87kTypical home
$650/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,445
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 223 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 45 mi to Anniston, AL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$550/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (741 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to BHM airport
- 53 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 853 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 207 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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.