Best PlacesEast Brewton, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Brewton, 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.
East Brewton ranks 47,434th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Brewton
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.
East Brewton's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Brewton ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute17.1 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 119 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of towns
Where East Brewton ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$38,407 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Brewton
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Brewton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,407, 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 East Brewton's effective rate of 0.23%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Brewton
East Brewton runs younger 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 East Brewton.
Who works in East Brewton, and how
Work in East Brewton centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in East Brewton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Brewton.
What the weather is like in East Brewton, month by month
East Brewton sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of East Brewton
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 205 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Brewton
Schools across East Brewton average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- W S Neal Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- W S Neal Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- W S Neal High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Brewton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Brewton 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 East Brewton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Brewton
Is East Brewton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Brewton ranks 47,434th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, short commutes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on health outcomes and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Brewton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $94,196. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $38,407 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is East Brewton safe?
East Brewton is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $452 per resident a year.
Compare East Brewton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Brewton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Brewton 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.
East Brewton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Brewton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Brewton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Brewton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Brewton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Brewton 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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