Living in Woodstock, AL
Woodstock is a small town of 1,218 people in Bibb County, Alabama. It's about 22 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 29 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $880 a month.
1,218people
$196kTypical home
$880/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,218
- Part of a metro area
- About 167 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 22 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,235/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,068 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to BHM airport
- 33 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 541 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 226 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 231 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bibb County: R+64 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- 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.