West End-Cobb TownAL
Some 3,453 people live in this town, in Alabama.
Is West End-Cobb Town a good place to live?
What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. Its lowest grade is for health (D−): CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 98% of the country. Cost of living is its strong suit: homes are within reach, about $73K for a typical one, or 1.3 years of the Anniston metro’s $55K median household income. Overall, that makes a C, better than 26% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 100th of 187 in Alabama. It lags on incomes as well: the median household income is $55K, and 23% of residents live below the poverty line. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Among 165 Alabama towns, just one has a lower midpoint home value than West End-Cobb Town.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · Zillow, September 2026.
What makes West End-Cobb Town stand out
Where West End-Cobb Town beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Typical home value
| Widest gap | West End-Cobb Town | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.7% | 15.4% |
How West End-Cobb Town grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far West End-Cobb Town is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 91% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 3%), so the C overall blends very different results.
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Moving to West End-Cobb Town: who provides what
West End-Cobb Town is unincorporated, so Calhoun 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 West End-Cobb Town.
West End-Cobb Town has homes that are cheap against local pay and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Alabama; it also has little public open land.
West End-Cobb Town’s grade for cost of living is an A
At 1.3 years of the Anniston metro’s $55K median household income, the typical home (about $73K) costs less against local pay than in 98% of Alabama towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Values fell 7% in the past year while the Alabama typical home rose 1.9%.
The midpoint rent for West End-Cobb Town comes to $779 a month. In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 7%. Among households here, 69% own their home.
| West End-Cobb Town | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $779 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 70% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
West End-Cobb Town’s schools rank ahead of 62% of Alabama districts
Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Wellborn High School, with 425 students. Public schools: the Calhoun County school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellborn Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 598 | B− |
| Wellborn High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 425 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
More of West End-Cobb Town’s adults smoke cigarettes than in the typical Alabama or U.S. town
West End-Cobb Town: 28% of adults worry about having enough food. Only 10 of the 187 Alabama towns we compare have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than West End-Cobb Town. In West End-Cobb Town, 46% of adults sleep under 7 hours, against 40% in Alabama’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns.
| West End-Cobb Town | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 40% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 23% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | West End-Cobb Town | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.7% | 15.4% |
| More smokers | 22.1% | 15.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 28.1% | 19.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The climate in West End-Cobb Town brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 89.9°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 75% of Alabama places with climate records; January nights average 32.7°.
In West End-Cobb Town, the midsummer high is 90°F. About 1 inches of snow falls in a winter. The January low for West End-Cobb Town comes to 33°F, near the Alabama town median (33°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (22°F).
| West End-Cobb Town | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 33°F | 33°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
West End-Cobb Town has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from tornadoes
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 67% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 46% of West End-Cobb Town’s expected hazard losses down to tornadoes, and 34% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.8 jobs per working resident, most people in West End-Cobb Town work out of town
Commuting out is the norm in West End-Cobb Town: 3% of working residents work locally. Its mean commuting time stands at 22 minutes. Half commute less than 9 miles. The top destinations are Anniston (26%), Oxford (14%) and Birmingham (4%).
| West End-Cobb Town | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Protected land: 0.7% of West End-Cobb Town
Just 19 of its 2,630 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in West End-Cobb Town itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
Walkers can cover 0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thankful Community Park | — | 16 |
| 2. Coldwater Mountain Doug Ghee Nature Preserve and Recreation Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cheaha Mountain and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West End-Cobb Town. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MountainCheaha Mountain
12 mi MuseumInternational Motorsports Hall of Fame
2 mi National MonumentFreedom Riders National Monument
28 mi WaterfallNoccalula Falls Park
13 mi City parkJanney Furnace Park
26 mi TheatreMort Glosser AmphitheaterPhoto credits
Cheaha Mountain: Amann09 (talk · contribs), Public domain · International Motorsports Hall of Fame: BWard 1997, CC BY 4.0 · Freedom Riders National Monument: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Noccalula Falls Park: Thejammer (talk), Public domain · Janney Furnace Park: dofftoubab, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mort Glosser Amphitheater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Everything we know about West End-Cobb Town
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of West End-Cobb Town
About 3 of every 100 West End-Cobb Town residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About West End-Cobb Town
Census-designated place in Alabama, United States
West End-Cobb Town is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,128. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
West End-Cobb Town’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with West End-Cobb Town.
| Town | AL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West End-Cobb Town | #100 | C | A | — | B | D− |
| Anniston | #181 | D− | B | D− | D | D |
| Saks | #84 | C | A | — | B | C− |
West End-Cobb Town and Saks report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare West End-Cobb Town with a neighbor →
Questions about West End-Cobb Town
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West End-Cobb Town, AL a good place to live?
West End-Cobb Town grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #100 of 187 in Alabama. It grades D− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is West End-Cobb Town, 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.