Best PlacesAlbertville, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Albertville, 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.
Albertville ranks 1,782nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Albertville
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.
Albertville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Albertville ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of cities
- Cheap childcare$531 a month, better than 98% of cities
- QuietBetter than 92% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 85% of cities
- Short commute21.9 minutes each way, better than 78% of cities
Where Albertville ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 5% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of cities
- Household income$61,676 median, better than only 10% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Albertville
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Albertville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,676, 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 Albertville's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Albertville
Albertville runs younger than the country, 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 Albertville.
Who works in Albertville, and how
Work in Albertville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Albertville
Albertville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of cities and more parkland per resident than 88% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Albertville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Albertville, month by month
Albertville sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Albertville
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Albertville
Schools across Albertville average a D+, better than 14% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Boaz Intermediate SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Centre Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Guntersville Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Centre Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Boaz Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Guntersville High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Cherokee County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Albertville High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Albertville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Albertville 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 Albertville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Albertville suits
Common questions about living in Albertville
Is Albertville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Albertville ranks 1,782nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on biking and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Albertville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $176,485. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $61,676 median income, cost of living beats 25% of cities.
Is Albertville safe?
Albertville is safer than 25% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $372 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Albertville?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 35. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 55% of cities.
Is Albertville good for families?
Schools beat 14% of cities, crime safety beats 25%, and childcare runs $531 a month.
Compare Albertville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Albertville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Albertville 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.
Albertville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Albertville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Albertville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Albertville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Albertville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Albertville 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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