Best PlacesCrudup, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crudup, 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.
Crudup ranks 29,414th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Crudup
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.
Crudup's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crudup ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$531 a month, better than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of towns
Where Crudup ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crudup
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crudup home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,167, 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 Crudup's effective rate of 0.29%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Crudup
Crudup runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Crudup.
Who works in Crudup, and how
Work in Crudup centers on other services and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Crudup
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Crudup.
What the weather is like in Crudup, month by month
Crudup sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Crudup
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crudup
Schools across Crudup average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Duck Springs Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sardis Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Gadsden City High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crudup school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crudup 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 Crudup against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Crudup
Is Crudup a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crudup ranks 29,414th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on noise and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crudup expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $162,900. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $84,167 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Crudup safe?
Yes, Crudup is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Crudup with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crudup. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crudup 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.
Crudup detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crudup: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crudup: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crudup: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crudup: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crudup 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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