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Stapleton vs Loxley

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

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

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.

★ 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.

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.

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

Stapleton and Loxley share a border

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

StapletonLoxleyStapletonLoxley
Stapleton ↔ Loxley5.2 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
StapletonLoxley
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F39°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)272d264d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd94th
Outdoors & history
StapletonLoxley
Trails—51 mi
Conserved land—0.3%
National Register places—2
Archive photos—12
Community
StapletonLoxley
Library hours a week—38 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.

StapletonLoxley
People
Population 3,009Lowest 4,357Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +127.3% AL: +5.1%
Median age 37.3±10.1Highest 5% below AL 34.3±1.4Lowest 13% 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 37.2%±30.2Highest AL: 22.2% 33.5%±8.3Lowest 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+ 12.9%±9.5Highest AL: 17.8% 5.4%±2.4Lowest 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+ 33.2%Lowest AL: 28.4% 39.1%Highest AL: 28.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.4Lowest AL: 6.3% 4.5%±3.3Highest 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 $1,923Highest 144% above AL $1,116Lowest 42% above AL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 32.2%±22 AL: 48.8%
Below poverty line 4.4%Lowest AL: 15.6% 11.7%Highest AL: 15.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest AL: 70.2% 78.1%Lowest AL: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2005Lowest 19 yrs newer than AL 2011Highest 25 yrs newer than AL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 43% above AL 29 minLowest 13% above AL
Work from home 1.3%±2.4Lowest AL: 8.8% 11.4%±6.2Highest AL: 8.8%
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 4.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 1.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mobile (22%)Mobile (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in LoxleyFew work in Stapleton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 51.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.1Highest 8.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #23 of 180 in AL#63 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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