Best PlacesCedar Hill, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cedar Hill, 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.
Cedar Hill ranks 42,551st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cedar Hill
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.
Cedar Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cedar Hill ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute18.0 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
Where Cedar Hill ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$47,840 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cedar Hill
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cedar Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,840, 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 Cedar Hill's effective rate of 0.19%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cedar Hill
Cedar Hill'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 Cedar Hill.
Who works in Cedar Hill, and how
Work in Cedar Hill centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Cedar Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cedar Hill.
What the weather is like in Cedar Hill, month by month
Cedar Hill sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 44° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Cedar Hill
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cedar Hill
Schools across Cedar Hill average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fayette Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fayette Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Fayette County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cedar Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cedar Hill 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 Cedar Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cedar Hill
Is Cedar Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cedar Hill ranks 42,551st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, short commutes, and a strong job market, and lowest on education levels and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cedar Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,566. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $47,840 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Cedar Hill safe?
Cedar Hill is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $471 per resident a year.
Compare Cedar Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cedar Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cedar Hill 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.
Cedar Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cedar Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cedar Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cedar Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cedar Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cedar Hill 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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