Best PlacesFarmville, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Farmville, 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.
Farmville ranks 1,030th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Farmville
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.
Farmville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Farmville ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$153,236 median, better than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Farmville ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Farmville
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Farmville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $153,236, 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 Farmville's effective rate of 0.41%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Farmville
Farmville's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Farmville.
Who works in Farmville, and how
Work in Farmville centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Farmville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Farmville.
What the weather is like in Farmville, month by month
Farmville sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Farmville
The nearest airport, Columbus, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Farmville
Schools across Farmville average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Beulah Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Loachapoka Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Loachapoka High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Beulah High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Farmville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Farmville 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 Farmville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Farmville
Is Farmville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Farmville ranks 1,030th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and a strong job market, and lowest on taxes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Farmville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $419,433. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $153,236 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Farmville safe?
Yes, Farmville is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $164 per resident a year.
Compare Farmville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Farmville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Farmville 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.
Farmville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Farmville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Farmville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Farmville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Farmville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Farmville 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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