Best PlacesCleburne County, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Cleburne County, 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.
Cleburne County ranks 2,384th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cleburne County
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.
Cleburne County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cleburne County ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 97% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 97% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 86% of counties
- Cheap childcare$549 a month, better than 84% of counties
Where Cleburne County ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of counties
- Short commute35.3 minutes each way, better than only 3% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 8% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Cleburne County
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cleburne County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,588, 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 Cleburne County's effective rate of 0.24%, 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 Cleburne County
Cleburne County'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 Cleburne County.
Who works in Cleburne County, and how
Work in Cleburne County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Cleburne County
Cleburne County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Cleburne County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Cleburne County growing, and who is moving in?
Cleburne County has grown about 6% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Atlanta, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Cleburne County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Cleburne County, month by month
Cleburne County sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Cleburne County
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 61 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Cleburne County
Schools across Cleburne County average a C+, better than 47% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Piedmont Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Ranburne Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Cleburne County Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Piedmont Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Bowdon Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Cleburne County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Cleburne County High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Ranburne High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Piedmont High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cleburne County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cleburne County 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 Cleburne County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Cleburne County
Is Cleburne County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cleburne County ranks 2,384th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on internet speeds and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cleburne County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,328. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $62,588 median income, cost of living beats 32% of counties.
Is Cleburne County safe?
Cleburne County is safer than 51% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Cleburne County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cleburne County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cleburne County 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.
Cleburne County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cleburne County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cleburne County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cleburne County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cleburne County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cleburne County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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