Best PlacesFort Rucker, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Rucker, 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.
Fort Rucker ranks 19,787th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Rucker
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 Rucker's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Rucker ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute15.7 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
Where Fort Rucker ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
Who lives in Fort Rucker
Fort Rucker 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 Rucker.
Who works in Fort Rucker, and how
Work in Fort Rucker centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Fort Rucker
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fort Rucker.
What the weather is like in Fort Rucker, month by month
Fort Rucker sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Fort Rucker
The nearest airport, Dothan Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 175 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Rucker
Schools across Fort Rucker average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harrand Creek Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Harry N Mixon Intermediate SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- A M Windham Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dauphin Junior High SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Daleville Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- D A Smith Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Carroll High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Daleville High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Rucker school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Rucker 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 Rucker against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fort Rucker
Is Fort Rucker a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Rucker ranks 19,787th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, fast internet, and short commutes, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Rucker safe?
Fort Rucker is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $289 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fort Rucker?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 39. That works out to about 87 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of towns.
Compare Fort Rucker with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Rucker. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Rucker 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 Rucker detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Rucker: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Rucker: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Rucker: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Rucker: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Rucker 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.
- 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.
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