Alexander City, AL vs Pike Road, AL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricAlexander City, ALPike Road, AL
Population14,60610,574
Median Household Income$47,022$117,091
Median Rent$721/mo$1,653/mo
Median Home Value$155,000$381,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)—90
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.8%49.3%
Poverty Rate25.7%5.1%
Unemployment Rate3.1% (county)3.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k809239*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,1931,075*
Median AQI—44
Good AQI Days /yr—229
Summer Highs90°F93°F
Winter Lows34°F42°F
Snowfall1 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute19.5 min26.6 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.318
College Degree Rate20.2%55.4%
Foreign-Born %3.5%7.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.3%+26.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Pike Road (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.