Best PlacesFarill, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Farill, 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.
Farill ranks 43,005th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Farill
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.
Farill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Farill ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$528 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
Where Farill ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute39.4 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Farill
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Farill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,266, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Farill's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Farill
Farill 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 Farill.
Who works in Farill, and how
Work in Farill centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Farill
Farill has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Farill and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Farill, month by month
Farill sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 78° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Farill
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Farill
Schools across Farill average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Centre Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Centre Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Cherokee County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Farill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Farill 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 Farill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Farill
Is Farill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Farill ranks 43,005th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, civic engagement, and affordable childcare, and lowest on a weak job market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Farill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $265,900. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $52,266 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is Farill safe?
Yes, Farill is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
Compare Farill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Farill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Farill 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.
Farill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Farill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Farill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Farill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Farill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Farill 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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