Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,842, settled in 1888. Public schools that outperform most of Alabama.
Trash & recyclingWinfield gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $177K for a typical one, or 3.5 years of the county’s $50K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 83rd of 187 in Alabama. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $50K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 88% of Alabama towns. 23% of working residents work locally in Winfield, above both the Alabama town median (9.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Only 9 of the 187 Alabama towns we compare have a higher median age than Winfield. The biggest park or preserve is Winfield Park, at 57 acres.
Where Winfield beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Winfield Elementary School | PK–4 | 499 |
| Winfield Middle School | 5–8 | 361 |
| Winfield High School | 9–12 | 344 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Winfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 316 in 1900, 4,845 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 2 maps from 1967 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Winfield, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Winfield.
Winfield pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Its A for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $177K.
Its public schools are run by the Winfield City school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Winfield High School, with 344 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 499 | A |
| Winfield High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 344 | A |
| Winfield Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 361 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
Against the 5,683 U.S. towns with household incomes like Winfield’s, it is less healthy than 62%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
45% of Winfield adults have high blood pressure. Winfield beats the Alabama average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 16% of Winfield adults report frequent physical distress.
| Winfield | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 43% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Winfield | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.3% | 9.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The property crime rate in Winfield is 25.3 per 1,000 residents. Within Alabama, it does better than 60% of towns. The violent crime rate in Winfield is 1 per 1,000 residents.
| Winfield | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 25.3 per 1,000 residents | 16.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Homes are within reach (about $177K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 24 miles.
Winfield’s median rent is $718 a month. The typical Winfield home is worth about $177,000, up 3.1% in a year, 26% below the Alabama typical home.
| Winfield | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $718 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Winfield 2 Sw weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 211 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 86% of Alabama places with climate records. The Winfield 2 Sw weather station records that about 52 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 80% of Alabama places with climate records.
Winfield has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 32° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 19% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Winfield.
| Winfield | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 23% | 29% |
58% women, 42% men
About 72 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.7 points). Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women.
| Winfield | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.8% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.2% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.7% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.2% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.3% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,800, single groups can be off by several points
About one in 4 of Winfield’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Winfield grew to 2,514 in 2023, 344 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Guin (6%), Hamilton (6%) and Fayette (4%).
| Winfield | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 16% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Winfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 1 of its 11,359 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Winfield itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Winfield Park | 0.2 mi | 57 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Winfield; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Winfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
City in Alabama, United States
Winfield is a city in Marion and Fayette counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 4,845 at the 2020 census, the second largest city in Marion County.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with Winfield.
| Town | AL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield | #83 | C | A− | C | A | D |
| Brilliant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glen Allen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Brilliant and Glen Allen aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Winfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Winfield grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #83 of 187 in Alabama. It grades D for health, C for safety and A for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Alabama, it does better than 60% of towns.
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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Johnny Micheal Spann and W. Eugene Davis.