Best PlacesFadette, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fadette, 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.
Fadette ranks 28,742nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fadette
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.
Fadette's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fadette ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap childcare$561 a month, better than 85% of towns
Where Fadette ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fadette
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fadette home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,987, 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 Fadette's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fadette
Fadette'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 Fadette.
Who works in Fadette, and how
Work in Fadette centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Fadette
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fadette.
What the weather is like in Fadette, month by month
Fadette sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, 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 | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| April | 81° | 67° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Fadette
The nearest airport, Dothan Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 182 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fadette
Schools across Fadette average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rehobeth Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rehobeth Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Rehobeth High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fadette school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fadette 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 Fadette against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fadette
Is Fadette a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fadette ranks 28,742nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on education levels and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fadette expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $243,300. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $64,987 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Fadette safe?
Yes, Fadette is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare Fadette with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fadette. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fadette 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.
Fadette detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fadette: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fadette: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fadette: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fadette: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fadette 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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