Best PlacesCrestline, Birmingham, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crestline, Birmingham, 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.
Crestline, Birmingham ranks 2,050th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Crestline, Birmingham
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.
Crestline, Birmingham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crestline, Birmingham ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$702 a month, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Crestline, Birmingham ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Crestline, Birmingham
A household needs to earn about $143,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crestline, Birmingham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,245, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Crestline, Birmingham's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Crestline, Birmingham
Crestline, Birmingham runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Crestline, Birmingham.
Who works in Crestline, Birmingham, and how
Work in Crestline, Birmingham centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Crestline, Birmingham
Crestline, Birmingham has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Crestline, Birmingham and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Crestline, Birmingham, month by month
Crestline, Birmingham sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Crestline, Birmingham
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 133 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crestline, Birmingham
Schools across Crestline, Birmingham average a B−, better than 76% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Crestline Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Cherokee Bend Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Oliver K5 SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mountain Brook Junior High SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- We Putnam Middle SchoolmagnetF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Brook High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Woodlawn High SchoolmagnetF · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crestline, Birmingham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crestline, Birmingham 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 Crestline, Birmingham against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Crestline, Birmingham
Is Crestline, Birmingham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crestline, Birmingham ranks 2,050th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on taxes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crestline, Birmingham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $553,841. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $95,245 median income, cost of living beats 77% of neighborhoods.
Is Crestline, Birmingham safe?
Crestline, Birmingham is safer than 45% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $478 per resident a year.
Compare Crestline, Birmingham with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crestline, Birmingham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crestline, Birmingham 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.
Crestline, Birmingham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crestline, Birmingham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crestline, Birmingham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crestline, Birmingham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crestline, Birmingham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crestline, Birmingham 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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