Best PlacesCoosa Pines, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coosa Pines, 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.
Coosa Pines ranks 25,353rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Coosa Pines
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.
Coosa Pines' strengths and weaknesses
Where Coosa Pines ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$553 a month, better than 86% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 72% of towns
Where Coosa Pines ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Coosa Pines
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coosa Pines home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,987, 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 Coosa Pines' effective rate of 0.31%, 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 Coosa Pines
Coosa Pines'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 Coosa Pines.
Who works in Coosa Pines, and how
Work in Coosa Pines centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Coosa Pines
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Coosa Pines.
What the weather is like in Coosa Pines, month by month
Coosa Pines sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Coosa Pines
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coosa Pines
Schools across Coosa Pines average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wilsonville Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Ah Watwood Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Childersburg Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Childersburg High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coosa Pines school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coosa Pines 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 Coosa Pines against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Coosa Pines
Is Coosa Pines a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coosa Pines ranks 25,353rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and state infrastructure, and lowest on air quality and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coosa Pines expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,274. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $79,987 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Coosa Pines safe?
Coosa Pines is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $315 per resident a year.
Compare Coosa Pines with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coosa Pines. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coosa Pines 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.
Coosa Pines detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coosa Pines: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coosa Pines: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coosa Pines: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coosa Pines: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coosa Pines 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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