Best PlacesDemopolis, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Demopolis, 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.
Demopolis ranks 39,612th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Demopolis
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.
Demopolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Demopolis ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 84% of towns
Where Demopolis ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$51,013 median, better than only 14% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Demopolis
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Demopolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,013, 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 Demopolis' effective rate of 0.39%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Demopolis
Demopolis runs older 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 Demopolis.
Who works in Demopolis, and how
Work in Demopolis centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Demopolis
Demopolis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Demopolis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Demopolis, month by month
Demopolis sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, 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 | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Demopolis
The nearest airport, Key Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 213 miles away.
The best schools in and around Demopolis
Schools across Demopolis average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Us Jones Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Eutaw Primary SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Linden Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Demopolis Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Greensboro Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
- George P Austin Junior High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Demopolis High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Linden High SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Greene County High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Demopolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Demopolis 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 Demopolis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Demopolis
Is Demopolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Demopolis ranks 39,612th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on crime and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Demopolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,761. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $51,013 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Demopolis safe?
Demopolis is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $756 per resident a year.
Compare Demopolis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Demopolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Demopolis 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.
Demopolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Demopolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Demopolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Demopolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Demopolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Demopolis 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.