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Homewood score: 37/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Homewood safe? United States travel risk

Is Homewood safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Homewood scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Homewood scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Homewood: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).

A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Coordinates 33.4619° N, 86.8090° W place Homewood within Alabama at an elevation of 203 meters. Heading to Washington: 1,066.1 km NE.

Region
Alabama
Coordinates
33.4619° N, 86.8090° W
Elevation
203 m
Time Zone
America/Chicago
Population
27,697
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Atlanta (223.6 km E).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) 12.5 km NNE
Hospital Care Encompass Health Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital 2.1 km ENE
Police Station Homewood Police Department 2.2 km WNW
Railway Terminal Birmingham 5.6 km N

Adjacent Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (33 °C avg high); Wettest: March (144 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 12° 14° 18° 23° 27° 31° 33° 32° 30° 25° 17° 13°
Low °C 2° 4° 7° 12° 16° 21° 23° 23° 20° 14° 8° 4°
Rain mm 133 121 144 122 82 92 106 117 72 60 110 139

Normals: Birmingham (7.4 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Mountain Brook 10
7.0 km ENE
Birmingham 32
7.4 km N
Hueytown 10
20.2 km WSW
Center Point 15
23.3 km NNE
Leeds 10
24.5 km ENE
McCalla 10
27.1 km SW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy