Best PlacesEquality, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Equality, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Equality ranks 18,679th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Equality
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.
Equality's strengths and weaknesses
Where Equality ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Household income$102,069 median, better than 86% of towns
Where Equality ranks low
- Short commute40.1 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Equality
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Equality home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,069, 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 Equality's effective rate of 0.19%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Equality
Equality 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 Equality.
Who works in Equality, and how
Work in Equality centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Equality
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Equality.
What the weather is like in Equality, month by month
Equality sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 59, 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 | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Equality
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Equality
Schools across Equality average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Holtville Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Eclectic Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Wetumpka Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Holtville Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Eclectic Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Wetumpka Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Elmore County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Wetumpka High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Holtville High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Equality school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Equality 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 Equality against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Equality
Is Equality a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Equality ranks 18,679th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on long commutes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Equality expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $311,110. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $102,069 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Equality safe?
Yes, Equality is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
Compare Equality with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Equality. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Equality 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.
Equality detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Equality: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Equality: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Equality: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Equality: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Equality 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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