Best PlacesDillard, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dillard, 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.
Dillard ranks 28,659th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dillard
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.
Dillard's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dillard ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Cheap childcare$561 a month, better than 85% of towns
Where Dillard ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dillard
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dillard home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,373, 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 Dillard's effective rate of 0.24%, 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 Dillard
Dillard 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 Dillard.
Who works in Dillard, and how
Work in Dillard centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Dillard
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dillard.
What the weather is like in Dillard, month by month
Dillard sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Dillard
The nearest airport, Dothan Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dillard
Schools across Dillard average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top middle schools
- D A Smith Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- George W Long High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Carroll High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dillard school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dillard 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 Dillard against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dillard
Is Dillard a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dillard ranks 28,659th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dillard expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,821. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $64,373 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Dillard safe?
Yes, Dillard is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
Compare Dillard with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dillard. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dillard 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.
Dillard detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dillard: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dillard: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dillard: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dillard: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dillard 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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