Best PlacesCrenshaw County, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Crenshaw County, 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.
Crenshaw County ranks 2,583rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Crenshaw 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.
Crenshaw County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crenshaw County ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of counties
- QuietBetter than 94% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 86% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of counties
Where Crenshaw County ranks low
- Household income$48,086 median, better than only 6% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 8% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of counties
- Short commute31.3 minutes each way, better than only 11% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Crenshaw County
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crenshaw County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,086, 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 Crenshaw County's effective rate of 0.28%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Crenshaw County
Crenshaw County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Crenshaw County.
Who works in Crenshaw County, and how
Work in Crenshaw 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 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Crenshaw County
Crenshaw County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Crenshaw County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Crenshaw County growing, and who is moving in?
Crenshaw County has lost about 5% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Covington County, AL.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Crenshaw County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Crenshaw County, month by month
Crenshaw County sees roughly 120 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 68° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Crenshaw County
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crenshaw County
Schools across Crenshaw County average a D+, better than 12% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Straughn Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Fleeta SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Goshen Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Straughn Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Greenville Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Straughn High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Goshen High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Elba High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crenshaw County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Crenshaw County
Is Crenshaw County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crenshaw County ranks 2,583rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low property taxes, fast internet, and quiet, and lowest on low incomes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crenshaw County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $130,471. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $48,086 median income, cost of living beats 11% of counties.
Is Crenshaw County safe?
Crenshaw County is safer than 36% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $356 per resident a year.
Compare Crenshaw County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crenshaw County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crenshaw 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.
Crenshaw County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crenshaw County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crenshaw County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crenshaw County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crenshaw County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crenshaw 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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