Best PlacesEldridge, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eldridge, 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.
Eldridge ranks 40,987th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eldridge
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.
Eldridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eldridge ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 75% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 73% of towns
Where Eldridge ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eldridge
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eldridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,780, 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 Eldridge's effective rate of 0.26%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eldridge
Eldridge's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eldridge.
Who works in Eldridge, and how
Work in Eldridge 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 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Eldridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eldridge.
What the weather is like in Eldridge, month by month
Eldridge sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 95° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Eldridge
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eldridge
Schools across Eldridge average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Winfield Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Carbon Hill Elementaryjunior High SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Lynn Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winfield Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Winfield High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Lynn High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Carbon Hill High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eldridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eldridge 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 Eldridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eldridge
Is Eldridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eldridge ranks 40,987th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and a stable housing market, and lowest on summer heat and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eldridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,725. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $64,780 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Eldridge safe?
Eldridge is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Eldridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eldridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eldridge 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.
Eldridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eldridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eldridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eldridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eldridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eldridge 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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