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Goshen is a tiny town of 355 people in Pike County, Alabama. It's about 44 miles from Montgomery, AL and 131 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 $118k and rent runs about $894 a month.
355people
$118kTypical home
$894/moRent
90° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 355
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 139 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 44 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$745/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 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 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MGM airport
- 107 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 348 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 294 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 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
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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