Best PlacesCoosada, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coosada, 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.
Coosada ranks 35,654th 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 Coosada
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.
Coosada's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coosada ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$658 a month, better than 72% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 67% of towns
- Short commute24.4 minutes each way, better than 66% of towns
Where Coosada ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 22% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Coosada
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coosada home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,167, 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 Coosada's effective rate of 0.25%, 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 Coosada
Coosada runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Coosada.
Who works in Coosada, and how
Work in Coosada centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Coosada
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Coosada.
What the weather is like in Coosada, month by month
Coosada sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Coosada
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coosada
Schools across Coosada average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Airport Road Intermediate SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Morningview Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
- Chisholm Elementary SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Millbrook Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Goodwyn Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Stanhope Elmore High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Lee High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coosada school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coosada 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 Coosada against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Coosada
Is Coosada a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coosada ranks 35,654th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and affordable childcare, 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 Coosada expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,234. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $64,167 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Coosada safe?
Coosada is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $400 per resident a year.
Compare Coosada with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coosada. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coosada 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.
Coosada detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coosada: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coosada: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coosada: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coosada: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coosada 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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