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Loxley vs Stapleton

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (72.9× in Loxley) and jobs per worker (4.9× in Loxley).

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Loxley, ALHomes around $290KAlabama · 4,357 people
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Stapleton, ALKnown for its schoolsAlabama · 3,009 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.

LoxleyHomes around $290K
Housing$290K typical home20% above the AL typical home Outdoors#5 most trails in AL51 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Work2,473 jobsbased in Loxley, a regional job hub All about Loxley →
StapletonKnown for its schools
Schools#23 for schools in ALof 180 towns Health75% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$322K typical home33% above the AL typical home All about Stapleton →
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.

Trails72.9×
Loxley has more miles of trail
Loxley 51.0 miStapleton 0.7 mi
Jobs per worker4.9×
Loxley is more of a job hub
Loxley 1.61Stapleton 0.33
Property tax bill+72%
Tax bills are bigger in Stapleton
Stapleton $1,923Loxley $1,116
Homeowners+21.9 pts renters
Loxley has more renters
Stapleton 100%Loxley 78.1%
Work from home+10.1 pts
More people work from home in Loxley
Loxley 11.4%Stapleton 1.3%
Average commute8 min
Loxley has the shorter commute
Stapleton 36 minLoxley 29 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

Loxley places higher on 9 of 14 AL lists

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−LoxleySafer than 17% of U.S. towns –StapletonNot graded
Schools
B+LoxleyBetter than 69% of districts in the state B+StapletonBetter than 69% of districts in the state
Health
B−LoxleyHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns C−StapletonHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns
9Loxley
3Stapleton

Lists won, of 14 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 193 towns #44#189 Fewest smokersHealth · 196 towns #86#138 Most activeHealth · 196 towns #51#95 Best schoolsSchools · 180 towns #63#23 Lowest depressionHealth · 196 towns #85#124 HealthiestHealth · 196 towns #63#101 Shortest commuteGetting around · 195 towns #161#192 Lowest property taxCost of living · 195 towns #158#187

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Stapleton

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.

Loxley$1,590/mo
Typical home $290K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.28% · Housing →
Stapleton$2,170/mo
Typical home $322K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Stapleton and Loxley.

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.

Where they are

Loxley and Stapleton share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

LoxleyStapletonLoxleyStapleton
Loxley ↔ Stapleton5.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
24 Stapleton residents work in Loxley (2.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Stapleton →
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
LoxleyStapleton
Snow a year0″0″
January low39°F41°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)264d272d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th92nd
Outdoors & history
LoxleyStapleton
Trails51 mi—
Conserved land0.3%—
National Register places2—
Archive photos12—
Community
LoxleyStapleton
Library hours a week38 hrs—
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.

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.

LoxleyStapleton
People
Population 4,357Highest 3,009Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +127.3% AL: +5.1% —
Median age 34.3±1.4Lowest 13% below AL 37.3±10.1Highest 5% below AL
Stapleton and Loxley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.5%±8.3Lowest AL: 22.2% 37.2%±30.2Highest AL: 22.2%
Stapleton and Loxley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.4%±2.4Lowest AL: 17.8% 12.9%±9.5Highest AL: 17.8%
Stapleton and Loxley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.1%Highest AL: 28.4% 33.2%Lowest AL: 28.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±3.3Highest AL: 6.3% 1.7%±1.4Lowest AL: 6.3%
Loxley and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $108,488±$43k 70% above AL —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $398,500±$73k 90% above AL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,116Lowest 42% above AL $1,923Highest 144% above AL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 32.2%±22 AL: 48.8% —
Below poverty line 11.7%Highest AL: 15.6% 4.4%Lowest AL: 15.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.1%Lowest AL: 70.2% 100%Highest AL: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2011Highest 25 yrs newer than AL 2005Lowest 19 yrs newer than AL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 13% above AL 36 minHighest 43% above AL
Work from home 11.4%±6.2Highest AL: 8.8% 1.3%±2.4Lowest AL: 8.8%
Work in townworking residents 4.2%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.61Highest 0.33Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mobile (22%)Mobile (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Stapleton3% work in Loxley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 51.0 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.7Lowest 10.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #63 of 180 in AL#23 of 180 in AL
School district Baldwin CountyBaldwin County
High school in town None in townNone in town
Alabama average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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