Best PlacesFruithurst, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fruithurst, 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.
Fruithurst ranks 39,252nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fruithurst
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.
Fruithurst's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fruithurst ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$549 a month, better than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 73% of towns
Where Fruithurst ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Short commute35.2 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fruithurst
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fruithurst home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,288, 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 Fruithurst's effective rate of 0.17%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fruithurst
Fruithurst'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 Fruithurst.
Who works in Fruithurst, and how
Work in Fruithurst centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fruithurst
Fruithurst has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Fruithurst and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fruithurst, month by month
Fruithurst sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Fruithurst
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 60 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Fruithurst
Schools across Fruithurst average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Piedmont Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Cleburne County Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Fruithurst Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Piedmont Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Cleburne County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Wedowee Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Cleburne County High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Piedmont High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Randolph County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fruithurst school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fruithurst 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 Fruithurst against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fruithurst
Is Fruithurst a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fruithurst ranks 39,252nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and affordable childcare, and lowest on internet speeds and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fruithurst expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,161. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $56,288 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Fruithurst safe?
Fruithurst is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $279 per resident a year.
Compare Fruithurst with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fruithurst. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fruithurst 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.
Fruithurst detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fruithurst: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fruithurst: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fruithurst: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fruithurst: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fruithurst 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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