Best PlacesElberta, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elberta, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Elberta ranks 33,126th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Elberta
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.
Elberta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elberta ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 77% of towns
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 77% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 75% of towns
Where Elberta ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elberta
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elberta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,475, 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 Elberta'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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Elberta
Elberta 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 Elberta.
Who works in Elberta, and how
Work in Elberta centers on retail trade and real estate. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Elberta
The coast is about 22 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Elberta, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Elberta, month by month
Elberta sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 77° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 90° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Elberta
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elberta
Schools across Elberta average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elberta Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Summerdale SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Magnolia SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elberta Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Foley Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Elberta High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Foley High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elberta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elberta 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 Elberta against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elberta
Is Elberta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elberta ranks 33,126th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and walkability, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elberta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $255,415. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $71,475 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Elberta safe?
Elberta is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
Compare Elberta with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elberta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elberta 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.
Elberta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elberta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elberta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elberta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elberta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elberta 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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