Best PlacesCherokee Bluffs, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cherokee Bluffs, 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.
Cherokee Bluffs ranks 15,792nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cherokee Bluffs
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.
Cherokee Bluffs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Cherokee Bluffs ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
Where Cherokee Bluffs ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cherokee Bluffs
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cherokee Bluffs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,127, 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 Cherokee Bluffs' effective rate of 0.26%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cherokee Bluffs
Cherokee Bluffs runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cherokee Bluffs.
Who works in Cherokee Bluffs, and how
Work in Cherokee Bluffs centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Cherokee Bluffs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cherokee Bluffs.
What the weather is like in Cherokee Bluffs, month by month
Cherokee Bluffs sees roughly 71 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 Cherokee Bluffs
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cherokee Bluffs
Schools across Cherokee Bluffs average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tallassee Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southside Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Tallassee High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cherokee Bluffs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cherokee Bluffs 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 Cherokee Bluffs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cherokee Bluffs
Is Cherokee Bluffs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cherokee Bluffs ranks 15,792nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low property taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on civic engagement and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cherokee Bluffs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $176,575. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $103,127 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Cherokee Bluffs safe?
Cherokee Bluffs is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare Cherokee Bluffs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cherokee Bluffs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cherokee Bluffs 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.
Cherokee Bluffs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cherokee Bluffs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cherokee Bluffs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cherokee Bluffs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cherokee Bluffs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cherokee Bluffs 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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