Best PlacesAutauga County, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Autauga County, 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.
Autauga County ranks 967th of 3,144 U.S. counties 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 Autauga County
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.
Autauga County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Autauga County ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 88% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 86% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than 79% of counties
Where Autauga County ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 24% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 25% of counties
- Short commute27.9 minutes each way, better than only 26% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 29% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Autauga County
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Autauga County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,110, 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 Autauga County's effective rate of 0.28%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Autauga County
Autauga County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Autauga County.
Who works in Autauga County, and how
Work in Autauga County centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Autauga County
Autauga County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Autauga County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Autauga County growing, and who is moving in?
Autauga County has grown about 12% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Montgomery, AL metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Autauga County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Autauga County, month by month
Autauga County sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Autauga County
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around Autauga County
Schools across Autauga County average a C, better than 36% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Daniel Pratt Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Pine Level Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Prattville Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Prattville Junior High SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Millbrook Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Prattville Intermediate SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Prattville High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Marbury High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Autauga County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Autauga County 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 Autauga County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Autauga County suits
Families
Schools land around the 36th percentile and crime safety beats 78%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 76% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Autauga County
Is Autauga County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Autauga County ranks 967th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and a strong job market, and lowest on taxes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Autauga County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,130. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $78,110 median income, cost of living beats 76% of counties.
Is Autauga County safe?
Yes, Autauga County is safer than 78% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $259 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Autauga County?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 39. That works out to about 82 pleasant days a year, more than 42% of counties.
Is Autauga County good for families?
Schools beat 36% of counties, crime safety beats 78%, and childcare runs $658 a month.
Compare Autauga County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Autauga County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Autauga County 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.
Autauga County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Autauga County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Autauga County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Autauga County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Autauga County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Autauga County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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