Best PlacesEllards, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ellards, 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.
Ellards ranks 45,327th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ellards
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.
Ellards' strengths and weaknesses
Where Ellards ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 114 pleasant days a year, better than 77% of towns
Where Ellards ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$37,119 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
- Short commute38.8 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ellards
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ellards home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $37,119; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Ellards' effective rate of 0.18%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Ellards
Ellards'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 Ellards.
Who works in Ellards, and how
Work in Ellards centers on construction and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Ellards
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ellards.
What the weather is like in Ellards, month by month
Ellards sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 58, 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 | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Ellards
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 171 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ellards
Schools across Ellards average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brent Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Centreville Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Bibb County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ellards school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ellards 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 Ellards against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ellards
Is Ellards a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ellards ranks 45,327th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ellards expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,200. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $37,119 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Ellards safe?
Ellards is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare Ellards with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ellards. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ellards 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.
Ellards detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ellards: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ellards: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ellards: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ellards: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ellards 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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