Best PlacesCornhouse, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cornhouse, 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.
Cornhouse ranks 35,140th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cornhouse
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.
Cornhouse's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cornhouse ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$549 a month, better than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
Where Cornhouse ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cornhouse
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cornhouse home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,492, 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 Cornhouse's effective rate of 0.21%, 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 Cornhouse
Cornhouse runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cornhouse.
Who works in Cornhouse, and how
Work in Cornhouse centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Cornhouse
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cornhouse.
What the weather is like in Cornhouse, month by month
Cornhouse sees roughly 85 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 | 77° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Cornhouse
The nearest airport, Columbus, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cornhouse
Schools across Cornhouse average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Knight Enloe Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Wedowee Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Handley Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Randolph County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Handley High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cornhouse school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cornhouse 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 Cornhouse against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cornhouse
Is Cornhouse a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cornhouse ranks 35,140th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and affordable childcare, and lowest on internet speeds and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cornhouse expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $206,116. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $72,492 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Cornhouse safe?
Cornhouse is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $333 per resident a year.
Compare Cornhouse with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cornhouse. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cornhouse 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.
Cornhouse detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cornhouse: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cornhouse: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cornhouse: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cornhouse: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cornhouse 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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