Best PlacesCarr Mill, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Carr Mill, 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.
Carr Mill ranks 33,051st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Carr Mill
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.
Carr Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Carr Mill ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap childcare$549 a month, better than 87% of towns
Where Carr Mill ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Carr Mill
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Carr Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,713, 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 Carr Mill's effective rate of 0.13%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Carr Mill
Carr Mill runs older than the country, 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 Carr Mill.
Who works in Carr Mill, and how
Work in Carr Mill centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Carr Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Carr Mill.
What the weather is like in Carr Mill, month by month
Carr Mill sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Carr Mill
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Carr Mill
Schools across Carr Mill average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ashland Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Jr High School Of Clay CountyC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Winterboro High SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Central High School Of Clay CountyD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Carr Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Carr Mill 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 Carr Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Carr Mill
Is Carr Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Carr Mill ranks 33,051st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and state infrastructure, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Carr Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,192. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $65,713 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Carr Mill safe?
Carr Mill is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $317 per resident a year.
Compare Carr Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Carr Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Carr Mill 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.
Carr Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Carr Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Carr Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Carr Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Carr Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Carr Mill 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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