Best PlacesCurtis, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Curtis, 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.
Curtis ranks 43,862nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Curtis
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.
Curtis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Curtis ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$561 a month, better than 85% of towns
- QuietBetter than 76% of towns
Where Curtis ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$37,185 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Curtis
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Curtis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $37,185, 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 Curtis' 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 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 Curtis
Curtis's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Curtis.
Who works in Curtis, and how
Work in Curtis centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Curtis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Curtis.
What the weather is like in Curtis, month by month
Curtis sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 52° | 41° |
| April | 83° | 69° | 55° |
| July | 96° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 86° | 71° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Curtis
The nearest airport, Dothan Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around Curtis
Schools across Curtis average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elba Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Elba High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Curtis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Curtis 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 Curtis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Curtis
Is Curtis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Curtis ranks 43,862nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on summer heat and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Curtis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,866. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $37,185 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Curtis safe?
Curtis is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $274 per resident a year.
Compare Curtis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Curtis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Curtis 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.
Curtis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Curtis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Curtis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Curtis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Curtis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Curtis 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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