Mail-order sure. Locally? You must live in mom & pet store central to actually see them in stock.
R & J Enterprises is a big one for mail-order "all-wood" stands. Looks like one for a 55g is ~$279. About 2x the price of an MDF stand.
I guess it depends on perspective, I haven't lived anywhere else in the US to compare and there are some awesome aquarium stores back home too.
Another thing would be how far you're prepared to drive too.
I also think that there are stores that aren't big box pet chains and aren't mom+pop stores either.
for example,
That Pet Place is around 2 hours drive from me, they have many real wood stands in stock.
If you want smaller,
Kockout Aquatics is just up the road,
Ultra Corals + Fish is a smidge further; Both often have real wooden stands in stock, I could walk to either if I weren't so lazy.
I guess I am a little spoiled for choice when it comes to aquarium stores that I can get to in an average shopping trip, but how far afield have you looked?
I expect you should have a somewhat local aquarium society (Maybe Erie County?) , look through their list of local sponsors, see if there's anything close and then take a trip and make a day of it... take a cooler just in case.
IME, the stores that care enough about the hobby to support local clubs, care enough about the fish to stock what dry goods and equipment will work the best, not necessarily what is cheapest. Which for stands will generally mean solid wood or iron stands.
If you're ever around North Jersey, I could even give a few places to try, depending on your interests.
