Best PlacesDry Forks, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dry Forks, 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.
Dry Forks ranks 48,044th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dry Forks
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.
Dry Forks' strengths and weaknesses
Where Dry Forks ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
Where Dry Forks ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dry Forks
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dry Forks home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,698, 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 Dry Forks' effective rate of 0.29%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Dry Forks
Dry Forks 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 Dry Forks.
Who works in Dry Forks, and how
Work in Dry Forks centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dry Forks
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dry Forks.
What the weather is like in Dry Forks, month by month
Dry Forks sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Dry Forks
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 209 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dry Forks
Schools across Dry Forks average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- F S Ervin Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
- J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Camden School Of Arts TechnologyF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilcox Central High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dry Forks school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dry Forks 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 Dry Forks against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dry Forks
Is Dry Forks a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dry Forks ranks 48,044th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on a weak job market and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dry Forks expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $142,900. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $63,698 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Dry Forks safe?
Dry Forks is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,018 per resident a year.
Compare Dry Forks with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dry Forks. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dry Forks 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.
Dry Forks detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dry Forks: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dry Forks: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dry Forks: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dry Forks: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dry Forks 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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