Good HopeAL
A town of 2,682, settled in 1970.
Is Good Hope a good place to live?
Good Hope gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $233K for a typical one, or 3.7 years of the Cullman area’s $63K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 27th of 187 in Alabama. On the plus side, its schools outperform 75% of the state's. Good Hope's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 99% of U.S. towns. Only 30 of Alabama’s 308 towns score lower on history. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
What makes Good Hope stand out
Where Good Hope beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
Typical home value
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Good Hope Primary School | PK–2 | 401 |
| Good Hope Elementary School | 3–5 | 393 |
| Good Hope Middle School | 6–8 | 378 |
Every workday, about 2,030 people come to Good Hope for work
Where Good Hope’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Good Hope grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Good Hope is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Good Hope: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Good Hope, and how to reach them.
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 Good Hope.
Good Hope pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, draws workers from Cullman and beyond and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Alabama.
Most working residents commute out of Good Hope
2,087 jobs are based in Good Hope, 2.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Good Hope for work: only 6% work in town. Good Hope’s median household income is $94,000, above both Alabama’s towns ($62,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Good Hope grew to 2,087 in 2023, 398 more than in 2013.
| Good Hope | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $94,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.9% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Good Hope’s grade for schools is an A−
Its A− for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $233K.
Its public schools are run by the Cullman County school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Good Hope High School, with 485 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Hope Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 401 | – |
| Good Hope High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 485 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
Fewer middle-aged adults than Alabama overall
That puts Good Hope below both the Alabama town median (39.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Adults 35 to 64 are 27% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 31% of residents (22% statewide). Good Hope has grown 7.8% since 2020, to 2,682 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Good Hope | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30.9 years | 39.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women.
| Good Hope | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.8% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.4% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.3% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.3% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.8% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.8% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.2% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
Good Hope has mild winters and hot summers
The Hanceville weather station, 5 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 205 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 80% of Alabama places with climate records. July afternoons average 89.5°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 83% of Alabama places with climate records; January nights average 31.1°.
Good Hope has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Good Hope’s July high is 90°F. About 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Good Hope | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 31°F | 33°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Good Hope trails 60% of U.S. towns
Within Alabama it is healthier than 61% of the 187 graded towns: much of Alabama scores lower on these measures. Against the 9,489 U.S. towns with household incomes like Good Hope’s, it is less healthy than 79%, so it trails even them.
Good Hope beats the Alabama average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Good Hope.
| Good Hope | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 43% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Good Hope | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.5% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 11.9% | 14.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Good Hope’s grade for cost of living is an A
The typical Good Hope home is worth about $233,000, up 3.1% in a year, close to the Alabama typical home. The median rent in Good Hope is $884 a month.
| Good Hope | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $884 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Moderate risk in Good Hope, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Good Hope
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Good Hope
About 2 of every 100 Good Hope residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About Good Hope
City in Alabama, United States
Good Hope is a city in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Good Hope had a population of 2,483. It incorporated in April 1962.
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- Area
- 8.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 702 ft
Good Hope’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Good Hope.
Good Hope reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Good Hope with a neighbor →
Questions about Good Hope
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Good Hope, AL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Good Hope grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #27 of 187 in Alabama. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Good Hope, AL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.