Cottonwood, AL Quality of Life Profile and Information

• The median travel time to work in Cottonwood is 29.39 minutes.

• The percent of the population that uses public transportation is 2% with 94% driving alone or carpooling.

Cottonwood WORK COMMUTING FACTS
Commuter Travel Options
Median Travel Time to Work (minutes)	29.39
Use Public Transportation	2%
Drive or Carpool	94%
Walk or Bike	2%
Work at Home	2%

• Winter (January) low temperatures for Cottonwood are 36.20 degrees.

• Summer (July) high temperatures for Cottonwood are 93.30 degrees.

Cottonwood SEASONAL TEMPERATURE RANGES
Weather Indicator
Annual Precipitation (in.)	56.61
Average January High Temperature (degrees)	59.10
Average January Low Temperature (degrees)	36.20
Average July High Temperature (degrees)	93.30
Average July Low Temperature (degrees)	69.20

• Cottonwood has an earthquake risk of 23 and a hurricane risk of 302. See the chart below for likelihood of other potential weather threats.

Cottonwood SEVERE WEATHER RISKS
Weather Situation	Index
Earthquake Risk	23
Hail Risk	27
Hurricane Risk	302
Tornado Risk	126
Wind Risk	37
(100=National Average)

• People today are increasingly interested in the pollution levels of their community.

• Cottonwood has an air pollution index of 73 and carbon monoxide index of 59. See the chart below for detailed information on risks of other types of pollution.

Cottonwood POLUTION RISKS
Pollution Type	Index
Air Pollution	73
Ozone	93
Carbon Monoxide	59
Lead	38
NO2	80
Particulate Matter	96
(100=National Average)

• Crime risks are provided as a comparison to the national average (100). Total crime risk* in this Cottonwood is 53 with murder risk of 56.

• Some other crime risks include burglary 80 and motor vehicle theft 37.

• For other information on specific crimes see the chart below.

Cottonwood CRIME RISKS
	Index*
Total Crime Risk (County)	53
Personal Crime Risk (County)	38
Murder Risk (County)	56
Rape Risk (County)	109
Robbery Risk (County)	6
Burglary Risk (County)	80
Assault Risk (County)	18
Property Crime Risk (County)	62
Larceny Risk (County)	59
Motor Vehicle Theft Risk(County)	37
(100=National Average)

• Although many towns have instituted policies that legislate smoking in public places this chart will show whether these rules have been adopted in Cottonwood.

Cottonwood PUBLIC SMOKING BANS
	Yes or no
In Workplaces	Y or N	Y
In Restaurants	Y or N	Y
In Bars	Y or N	Y