Rock CreekAL
A town of 1,103.
Is Rock Creek a good place to live?
The best of Rock Creek’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for incomes; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Rock Creek’s median age is 55.6 years, against 39.2 years in Alabama’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 13 of Alabama’s 308 towns do worse. Rock Creek's public schools trail 69% of Alabama towns on state tests and graduation. On the outdoors, just 7 of Alabama’s 308 towns do worse. Rock Creek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rock Creek stand out
Where Rock Creek beats most towns.
1,103 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Rock Creek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Rock Creek is from typical.
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Bryant–Denny Stadium and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rock Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaBryant–Denny Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaLegion Field
16 mi Stadium & arenaProtective Stadium
17 mi MuseumSloss Furnaces32 mi LakeLewis Smith Lake
16 mi Stadium & arenaLegacy ArenaPhoto credits
Bryant–Denny Stadium: Joel יוֹאֵל, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Legion Field: USGS, Public domain · Protective Stadium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sloss Furnaces: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legacy Arena: AuburnShuffle, CC0
Moving to Rock Creek: who provides what
Rock Creek is unincorporated, so Jefferson 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 Rock Creek.
A larger share of adults in Rock Creek have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Alabama or U.S. town
Rock Creek: 31% of adults get no exercise outside work. For adults in the town, the share who smoke cigarettes is 19%.
| Rock Creek | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 12% |
| What stands out | Rock Creek | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.3% | 15.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rock Creek stands out in Alabama and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
Rock Creek’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, where Alabama’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. It had 115 jobs in 2023, up 89 from 2013. In Rock Creek, 1.1% of working residents work locally. Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles.
| Rock Creek | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Rock Creek brings mild winters and hot summers
In Rock Creek, the July high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A typical Rock Creek home is worth about $196K
Among households in Rock Creek, 94% live in a home they own. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 1.9% in value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Moderate risk in Rock Creek, with inland flooding at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Rock Creek, 47% come from inland flooding and 24% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Rock Creek
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Rock Creek
About 4 of every 100 Rock Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
99% of working residents leave Rock Creek for work
Where Rock Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Rock Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rock Creek, 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+.