Best PlacesEnterprise, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Enterprise, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Enterprise ranks 1,425th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Enterprise
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.
Enterprise's strengths and weaknesses
Where Enterprise ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of cities
- Cheap childcare$561 a month, better than 97% of cities
- QuietBetter than 94% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 88% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 85% of cities
Where Enterprise ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Enterprise
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Enterprise home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,914, 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 Enterprise's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Enterprise
Enterprise runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Enterprise.
Who works in Enterprise, and how
Work in Enterprise centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Enterprise
Enterprise has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of cities and more parkland per resident than 77% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Enterprise and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Enterprise, month by month
Enterprise sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Enterprise
The nearest airport, Dothan Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 180 miles away.
The best schools in and around Enterprise
Schools across Enterprise average a B−, better than 57% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Holly Hill Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- West Bay Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Pinedale Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dauphin Junior High SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Surfside Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Coppinville SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- J.r. Arnold High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Enterprise High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- New Brockton High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Enterprise school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Enterprise 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 Enterprise against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Enterprise suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 5% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Enterprise
Is Enterprise a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Enterprise ranks 1,425th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on biking and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Enterprise expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $208,224. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $77,914 median income, cost of living beats 49% of cities.
Is Enterprise safe?
Enterprise is safer than 43% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $330 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Enterprise?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 40. That works out to about 82 pleasant days a year, more than 47% of cities.
Is Enterprise good for families?
Schools beat 57% of cities, crime safety beats 43%, and childcare runs $561 a month.
Compare Enterprise with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Enterprise. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Enterprise 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.
Enterprise detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Enterprise: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Enterprise: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Enterprise: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Enterprise: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Enterprise 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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