Best PlacesBibb County, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Bibb County, 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.
Bibb County ranks 2,766th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bibb 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.
Bibb County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bibb County ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 86% of counties
- QuietBetter than 78% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 72% of counties
Where Bibb County ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 9% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Bibb County
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bibb County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,312, 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 Bibb County's effective rate of 0.20%, 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 Bibb County
Bibb 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 Bibb County.
Who works in Bibb County, and how
Work in Bibb County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Bibb County
Bibb County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Bibb County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Bibb County growing, and who is moving in?
Bibb County has lost about 1% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Tuscaloosa, AL.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Bibb County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Bibb County, month by month
Bibb County sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Bibb County
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bibb County
Schools across Bibb County average a D, better than 8% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Lake View Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Maxwell Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Montevallo Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Duncanville Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- West Blocton Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Montevallo Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Bibb County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Montevallo High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- West Blocton High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bibb County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bibb 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 Bibb County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Bibb County suits
Common questions about living in Bibb County
Is Bibb County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bibb County ranks 2,766th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the schools and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bibb County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,021. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $52,312 median income, cost of living beats 11% of counties.
Is Bibb County safe?
Bibb County is safer than 29% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $401 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bibb County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 37. That works out to about 90 pleasant days a year, more than 51% of counties.
Is Bibb County good for families?
Schools beat 8% of counties, crime safety beats 29%, and childcare runs $639 a month.
Compare Bibb County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bibb County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bibb 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.
Bibb County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bibb County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bibb County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bibb County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bibb County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bibb 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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