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Brookwood vs Trinity

95 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+50% in Trinity) and growth since 2010 (+16.4 pts in Brookwood).

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Brookwood, ALA regional job hubAlabama · 2,706 people
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Trinity, ALKnown for its schoolsAlabama · 2,561 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BrookwoodA regional job hub
Work2,674 jobsbased in Brookwood, a regional job hub Health52% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$214K typical home11% below the AL typical home All about Brookwood →
TrinityKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 57%of AL districts Housing$245K typical home1% above the AL typical home Health59% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Trinity →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+50%
Homes cost more in Trinity
Trinity $283,000Brookwood $188,300
Growth since 2010+16.4 pts
Brookwood has grown faster since 2010
Brookwood +37%Trinity +20.6%
Trails2.9×
Brookwood has more miles of trail
Brookwood 2.0 miTrinity 0.7 mi
Jobs per worker2.5×
Brookwood is more of a job hub
Brookwood 2.93Trinity 1.16
Property tax bill+39%
Tax bills are bigger in Trinity
Trinity $857Brookwood $617
Kids under 18+9.8 pts
Trinity has more kids
Trinity 27.2%Brookwood 17.4%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Alabama ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C+BrookwoodSafer than 35% of U.S. towns B+TrinitySafer than 65% of U.S. towns
Schools
CBrookwoodBetter than 34% of districts in the state BTrinityBetter than 57% of districts in the state
Health
B−BrookwoodHealthier than 48% of U.S. towns C+TrinityHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns
9Brookwood
9Trinity

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 193 towns #175#63 Shortest commuteGetting around · 195 towns #144#43 Lowest depressionHealth · 196 towns #186#85 Most affordableCost of living · 195 towns #95#163 Lowest property taxCost of living · 195 towns #71#133 SafestSafety · 128 towns #48#17 Best schoolsSchools · 180 towns #111#139 Most conserved landOutdoors · 170 towns #159#133

Left end = #1 in Alabama. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Brookwood’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Trinity

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Brookwood$1,180/mo
Typical home $214K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.33% · or rent about $1,097/mo · Housing →
Trinity$1,350/mo
Typical home $245K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.30% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Trinity and Brookwood.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BrookwoodTrinity
Snow a year0″1″
January low—30°F
July high—89°F
Growing season (days)—214d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd52nd
Outdoors & history
BrookwoodTrinity
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.2%0.5%
National Register places—1
Archive photos36
Famous people born here1—
Community
BrookwoodTrinity
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

95 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BrookwoodALTrinityAL
Brookwood ↔ Trinity95 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BrookwoodTrinity
People
Population 2,706Highest 2,561Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +37%Highest AL: +5.1% +20.6%Lowest AL: +5.1%
Median age 36.7±7.5Lowest 7% below AL 37±4.4Highest 6% below AL
Trinity and Brookwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.4%±2Lowest AL: 22.2% 27.2%±6.5Highest AL: 22.2%
Age 65+ 8.6%±2.7Lowest AL: 17.8% 17.9%±4.7Highest AL: 17.8%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24%Highest AL: 28.4% 18.9%Lowest AL: 28.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±2.5Lowest AL: 6.3% 7.7%±4.2Highest AL: 6.3%
Trinity and Brookwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,394±$14kLowest 27% above AL $100,929±$16kHighest 58% above AL
Trinity and Brookwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $188,300±$16kLowest 10% below AL $283,000±$46kHighest 35% above AL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,097±$402 9% above AL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $617Lowest 22% below AL $857Highest 9% above AL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.2%±29.6Highest AL: 48.8% 0%±60.5Lowest AL: 48.8%
Brookwood and Trinity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.5%Highest AL: 15.6% 3.1%Lowest AL: 15.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.6%Lowest AL: 70.2% 91.9%Highest AL: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 16 yrs newer than AL 1991Lowest 5 yrs newer than AL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 9% above AL 22 minLowest 16% below AL
Work from home 1.6%±2.5Lowest AL: 8.8% 2.3%±1.9Highest AL: 8.8%
Trinity and Brookwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.1%Highest 2.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.93Highest 1.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Tuscaloosa (31%)Decatur (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TrinityFew work in Brookwood
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.9Highest 17.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #111 of 180 in AL#139 of 180 in AL
School district Tuscaloosa CountyMorgan County
High school in town None in townWest Morgan High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 18.4
Alabama average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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