Carlisle-RockledgeAL
Public schools that outperform most of Alabama. 1,993 residents make their home in this town in Alabama.
Is Carlisle-Rockledge a good place to live?
The best of Carlisle-Rockledge’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. 33% of residents are under 18 in Carlisle-Rockledge, above both Alabama’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 9 of Alabama’s 308 towns score lower on walkability. The median household income is $60K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 21 of Alabama’s 308 towns score lower on the outdoors. Carlisle-Rockledge has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Carlisle-Rockledge stand out
Where Carlisle-Rockledge beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Carlisle-Rockledge for work
Where Carlisle-Rockledge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Carlisle-Rockledge grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Carlisle-Rockledge is from typical.
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Moving to Carlisle-Rockledge: who provides what
Carlisle-Rockledge is unincorporated, so Etowah County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carlisle-Rockledge.
On CDC estimates, Carlisle-Rockledge is less healthy than four in five U.S. towns
17% of Carlisle-Rockledge adults smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults locally: 26% have been diagnosed with depression, 42% have obesity.
| Carlisle-Rockledge | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 43% | 35% |
| What stands out | Carlisle-Rockledge | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.9% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Carlisle-Rockledge’s schools beat 74% of Alabama districts
The Etowah County school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Carlisle-Rockledge’s only public school teaches 343 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 343 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
Most of Carlisle-Rockledge’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most people who work leave Carlisle-Rockledge to do it: just 1% work in town. Its average trip to work stands at 28 minutes. Jobs in Carlisle-Rockledge grew by 42 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 118. Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles.
| Carlisle-Rockledge | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Carlisle-Rockledge: mild winters and hot summers
Among 188 Alabama towns, just 5 have a lower midsummer high than Carlisle-Rockledge. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 32° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Carlisle-Rockledge is tornadoes, at a high overall level
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Carlisle-Rockledge’s expected hazard losses down to tornadoes, and 37% to inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Carlisle-Rockledge sell for about $335K
78% of households are owner-occupiers in Carlisle-Rockledge.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Carlisle-Rockledge
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Carlisle-Rockledge
About 1 of every 100 Carlisle-Rockledge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About Carlisle-Rockledge
Place in Alabama, United States
Carlisle-Rockledge is a census-designated place in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. The CDP includes the communities of Carlisle and Rockledge, both of which are located along U.S. Route 431 in northwest Etowah County. As of the 2020 census, Carlisle-Rockledge had a population of 2,167.
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- Area
- 16 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,073 ft
Carlisle-Rockledge’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Carlisle-Rockledge.
| Town | AL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle-Rockledge | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Whitesboro | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Egypt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boaz | #63 | B− | A | — | B | D |
| Sardis City | — | — | B | B− | B+ | C− |
Carlisle-Rockledge, Whitesboro and Sardis City have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Carlisle-Rockledge, Whitesboro and Boaz report no FBI crime data of their own. Egypt isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Carlisle-Rockledge with a neighbor →
Questions about Carlisle-Rockledge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carlisle-Rockledge, AL a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Alabama.
Is Carlisle-Rockledge, AL expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $116,000, 51% below the Alabama typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.