Best Places36273, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 36273, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
36273 ranks 15,605th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 36273
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
36273's strengths and weaknesses
Where 36273 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$549 a month, better than 91% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 36273 ranks low
- Short commute44.0 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 36273
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 36273 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,105, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 36273's effective rate of 0.26%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 36273
36273 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 36273.
Who works in 36273, and how
Work in 36273 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 36273
36273 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 36273 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 36273, month by month
36273 sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 36273
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 54 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 36273
Schools across 36273 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ranburne Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bowdon Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Cleburne County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Cleburne County High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Ranburne High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Woodland High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 36273 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
36273 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 36273 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 36273
Is 36273 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 36273 ranks 15,605th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 36273 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $262,058. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $90,105 median income, cost of living beats 75% of zip codes.
Is 36273 safe?
Yes, 36273 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $227 per resident a year.
Compare 36273 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 36273. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 36273 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
36273 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 36273: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 36273: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 36273: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 36273: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
36273 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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