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Hodges vs Riverview 231 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.7× in Riverview) and age 65+ (+12 pts in Riverview).
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.
Riverview A small town of 260
Quiet strengths Riverview doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Riverview →
The biggest differences Where they differ most The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $310 more a month in Riverview 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Hodges $1,030 /mo
Typical home $183K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $638/mo · Housing →
Riverview $1,340 /mo
Typical home $198K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
The difference: $310 a month , about $3,700 a year , between Riverview and Hodges.
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.
Outdoors & history
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 231 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Hodges ↔ Riverview 231 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
420 Highest 260 Lowest
Median age
35.3 ±6.7 Highest 10% below AL 35 ±17.6 Lowest 11% below AL
Kids under 18
30% ±14.1 Lowest AL: 22.2% 38.5% ±10.1 Highest AL: 22.2%
Age 65+
8.8% ±2.5 Lowest AL: 17.8% 20.8% ±3.5 Highest AL: 17.8%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
13.8% Lowest AL: 28.4% 14.7% Highest AL: 28.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4% ±4.5 Lowest AL: 6.3% 10% ±17.1 Highest AL: 6.3%
Household incomemedian
$69,286 ±$34k 8% above AL —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$153,300 ±$45k Lowest 27% below AL $198,400 ±$69k Highest 5% below AL
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$638 ±$218 37% below AL —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$750 5% below AL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
81% ±84.1 Lowest AL: 48.8% 100% ±100 Highest AL: 48.8%
Below poverty line
12.7% Lowest AL: 15.6% 40% Highest AL: 15.6%
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.6% Highest AL: 70.2% 81.5% Lowest AL: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1984 Highest 2 yrs older than AL 1979 Lowest 7 yrs older than AL
Average commuteone way
26 min Lowest about the AL average 27 min Highest 5% above AL
Work from home
6.8% ±10.8 Lowest AL: 8.8% 39.4% ±59.4 Highest AL: 8.8%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
17.8 mi Lowest 37.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.03 Lowest 0.38 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Red Bay (26%) Mobile (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Riverview Few work in Hodges
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 0.1% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
7.8 Lowest 10.2 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Hodges or Riverview: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Hodges? → Moving to Hodges: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Hodges’s Town Square.
Riverview or Hodges: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Riverview? → Moving to Riverview: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Riverview’s Town Square.
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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