Best PlacesClaud, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Claud, 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.
Claud ranks 19,261st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Claud
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.
Claud's strengths and weaknesses
Where Claud ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 76% of towns
- QuietBetter than 75% of towns
Where Claud ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 23% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Claud
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Claud home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,627, 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 Claud'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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Claud
Claud runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Claud.
Who works in Claud, and how
Work in Claud 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 Claud
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Claud.
What the weather is like in Claud, month by month
Claud sees roughly 74 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 Claud
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around Claud
Schools across Claud average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Redland Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Eclectic Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eclectic Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Wetumpka Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Elmore County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Wetumpka High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Claud school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Claud 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 Claud against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Claud
Is Claud a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Claud ranks 19,261st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and tree cover, 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 Claud expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,908. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $73,627 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Claud safe?
Yes, Claud is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
Compare Claud with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Claud. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Claud 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.
Claud detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Claud: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Claud: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Claud: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Claud: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Claud 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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