Best PlacesBlanton, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Blanton, 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.
Blanton ranks 19,100th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Blanton
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.
Blanton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Blanton ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$635 a month, better than 75% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 75% of towns
Where Blanton ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of towns
- Short commute31.9 minutes each way, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Blanton
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Blanton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,198, 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 Blanton's effective rate of 0.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Blanton
Blanton runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Blanton.
Who works in Blanton, and how
Work in Blanton centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Blanton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Blanton.
What the weather is like in Blanton, month by month
Blanton sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 37° |
| April | 80° | 66° | 52° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Blanton
The nearest airport, Columbus, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around Blanton
Schools across Blanton average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Beulah Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Fairfax Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- W F Burns Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Beulah High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Valley High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Blanton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Blanton 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 Blanton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Blanton
Is Blanton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Blanton ranks 19,100th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on taxes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Blanton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,800. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $78,198 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Blanton safe?
Yes, Blanton is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare Blanton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Blanton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Blanton 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.
Blanton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Blanton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Blanton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Blanton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Blanton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Blanton 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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