Valley, AL vs Pike Road, AL

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

MetricValley, ALPike Road, AL
Population10,27710,574
Median Household Income$51,661$117,091
Median Rent$1,016/mo$1,653/mo
Median Home Value$140,800$381,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)—90
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income38.7%49.3%
Poverty Rate14.9%5.1%
Unemployment Rate2.6% (county)3.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k347239*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,4941,075*
Median AQI—44
Good AQI Days /yr—229
Summer Highs89°F93°F
Winter Lows34°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute21.5 min26.6 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.318
College Degree Rate17.1%55.4%
Foreign-Born %3.7%7.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.4%+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.