Best PlacesBeamon, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beamon, 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.
Beamon ranks 21,667th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Beamon
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.
Beamon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beamon ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Cheap childcare$561 a month, better than 85% of towns
Where Beamon ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Beamon
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beamon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,574, 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 Beamon's effective rate of 0.26%, 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 Beamon
Beamon runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Beamon.
Who works in Beamon, and how
Work in Beamon centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Beamon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beamon.
What the weather is like in Beamon, month by month
Beamon sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Beamon
The nearest airport, Dothan Regional, is about 16 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 Beamon
Schools across Beamon average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gw Long Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- D A Smith Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- George W Long High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Carroll High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beamon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beamon 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 Beamon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Beamon
Is Beamon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beamon ranks 21,667th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beamon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,221. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,574 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Beamon safe?
Yes, Beamon is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare Beamon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beamon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beamon 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.
Beamon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beamon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beamon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beamon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beamon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beamon 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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