Best PlacesFort Davis, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Davis, 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.
Fort Davis ranks 48,912th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Davis
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.
Fort Davis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Davis ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$635 a month, better than 75% of towns
Where Fort Davis ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fort Davis
A household needs to earn about $12,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fort Davis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,566, 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 Fort Davis' effective rate of 0.27%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fort Davis
Fort Davis runs younger than the country, 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 Fort Davis.
Who works in Fort Davis, and how
Work in Fort Davis centers on manufacturing and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fort Davis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fort Davis.
What the weather is like in Fort Davis, month by month
Fort Davis sees roughly 90 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 Fort Davis
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Davis
Schools across Fort Davis average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Union Springs Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Highlands Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Bullock County High SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Booker T Washington HighF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Davis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Davis 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 Fort Davis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fort Davis
Is Fort Davis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Davis ranks 48,912th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on crime and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Davis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $51,365. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $51,566 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Fort Davis safe?
Fort Davis is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,484 per resident a year.
Compare Fort Davis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Davis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Davis 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.
Fort Davis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Davis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Davis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Davis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Davis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Davis 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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