Best PlacesBurchfield, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burchfield, 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.
Burchfield ranks 28,669th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Burchfield
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.
Burchfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burchfield ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
Where Burchfield ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burchfield
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burchfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,683, 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 Burchfield'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Burchfield
Burchfield's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Burchfield.
Who works in Burchfield, and how
Work in Burchfield centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Burchfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Burchfield.
What the weather is like in Burchfield, month by month
Burchfield sees roughly 89 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° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Burchfield
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 166 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burchfield
Schools across Burchfield average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northridge Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Northside Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Brookwood Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Northridge High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Brookwood High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Oak Grove High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burchfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burchfield 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 Burchfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Burchfield
Is Burchfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burchfield ranks 28,669th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on internet speeds and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burchfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,800. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $81,683 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Burchfield safe?
Burchfield is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $369 per resident a year.
Compare Burchfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burchfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burchfield 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.
Burchfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burchfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burchfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burchfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burchfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burchfield 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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