Best PlacesAddison, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Addison, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Addison ranks 34,705th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Addison
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.
Addison's strengths and weaknesses
Where Addison ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of towns
- Cheap childcare$634 a month, better than 75% of towns
Where Addison ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Addison
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Addison home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,711, 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 Addison's effective rate of 0.17%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Addison
Addison runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Addison.
Who works in Addison, and how
Work in Addison centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Addison
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Addison.
What the weather is like in Addison, month by month
Addison sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Addison
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Addison
Schools across Addison average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Addison Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- West Point Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Haleyville Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haleyville Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Moulton Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Haleyville High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- West Point High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Addison High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Addison school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Addison 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 Addison against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Addison
Is Addison a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Addison ranks 34,705th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on education levels and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Addison expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,203. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $59,711 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Addison safe?
Yes, Addison is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
Compare Addison with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Addison. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Addison 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.
Addison detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Addison: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Addison: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Addison: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Addison: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Addison 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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