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A city of 22,063 people in Alabama
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BOILING SPRINGS SOUTH OF HOUSE - Freeman-Caver-Christian House, Upper Friendship Road, Oxford, Calhoun County, AL HABS …1933
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BOILING SPRINGS SOUTH OF HOUSE - Freeman-Caver-Christian House, Upper Friendship Road, Oxford, Calhoun County, AL HABS …, 1933

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City in Alabama, United States
1850Established
22,069Population
31.2 sq miArea
656 ftElevation

Oxford is a city in Calhoun, Talladega, and Cleburne counties in the State of Alabama, United States. The population was 22,069 at the 2020 census. Oxford is one of two principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area, and it is the largest city in Calhoun County by population.

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Housing in Oxford

$198K▲ 1.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Oxford home is worth about $198,000, up 1.3% in a year, 18% below the Alabama typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market68
Sale-to-list98.7%
Sold in May16
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Safety Grade C-

Oxford reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 76% report less. Within Alabama, it does better than 46% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Oxford 1.9
Alabama 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Oxford 23.6
Alabama 15
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Oxford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#33Best public schoolsof 180 in AL
DistrictOxford CitySchools7

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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