Best PlacesBacon Level, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bacon Level, 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.
Bacon Level ranks 44,825th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bacon Level
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.
Bacon Level's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bacon Level ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute21.4 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
- Cheap childcare$587 a month, better than 80% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 58% of towns
Where Bacon Level ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- Household income$47,414 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bacon Level
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bacon Level home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,414, 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 Bacon Level's effective rate of 0.29%, 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 Bacon Level
Bacon Level runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bacon Level.
Who works in Bacon Level, and how
Work in Bacon Level 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 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Bacon Level
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bacon Level.
What the weather is like in Bacon Level, month by month
Bacon Level sees roughly 78 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° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Bacon Level
The nearest airport, Columbus, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bacon Level
Schools across Bacon Level average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Huguley Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Rock Mills Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Handley Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- W F Burns Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Handley High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bacon Level school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bacon Level 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 Bacon Level against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bacon Level
Is Bacon Level a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bacon Level ranks 44,825th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and short commutes, and lowest on cell coverage and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bacon Level expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,339. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $47,414 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Bacon Level safe?
Bacon Level is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $458 per resident a year.
Compare Bacon Level with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bacon Level. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bacon Level 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.
Bacon Level detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bacon Level: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bacon Level: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bacon Level: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bacon Level: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bacon Level 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.