Best PlacesAbernant, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Abernant, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Abernant ranks 10,283rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Abernant
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.
Abernant's strengths and weaknesses
Where Abernant ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$110,616 median, better than 90% of towns
Where Abernant ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 24% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Abernant
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Abernant home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,616, 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 Abernant's effective rate of 0.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Abernant
Abernant's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Abernant.
Who works in Abernant, and how
Work in Abernant centers on mining & oil & gas and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Abernant
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Abernant.
What the weather is like in Abernant, month by month
Abernant sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Abernant
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 161 miles away.
The best schools in and around Abernant
Schools across Abernant average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lake View Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookwood Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Mcadory Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Bessemer City Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookwood High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Oak Grove High SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Hueytown High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Abernant school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Abernant 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 Abernant against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Abernant
Is Abernant a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Abernant ranks 10,283rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Abernant expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $259,870. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $110,616 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Abernant safe?
Yes, Abernant is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 per resident a year.
Compare Abernant with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Abernant. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Abernant 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.
Abernant detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Abernant: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Abernant: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Abernant: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Abernant: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Abernant 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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