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Rockford is a tiny town of 622 people in Coosa County, Alabama. It's about 38 miles from Montgomery, AL and 55 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $615 a month.
622people
$93kTypical home
$615/moRent
88° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 622
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 188 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 38 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$586/mo)
- Median rent $615/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 104 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
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (903 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 13% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MGM airport
- 56 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 758 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 221 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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.