Best PlacesGold Mine, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gold Mine, 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.
Gold Mine ranks 43,643rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gold Mine
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.
Gold Mine's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gold Mine ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 83% of towns
Where Gold Mine ranks low
- Household income$42,553 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gold Mine
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gold Mine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,553, 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 Gold Mine's effective rate of 0.24%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gold Mine
Gold Mine runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Gold Mine.
Who works in Gold Mine, and how
Work in Gold Mine centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Gold Mine
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gold Mine.
What the weather is like in Gold Mine, month by month
Gold Mine sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 41° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Gold Mine
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gold Mine
Schools across Gold Mine average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Winfield Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Lynn Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winfield Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Winfield High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Lynn High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gold Mine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gold Mine 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 Gold Mine against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gold Mine
Is Gold Mine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gold Mine ranks 43,643rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, short commutes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on low incomes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gold Mine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $110,867. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $42,553 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Gold Mine safe?
Gold Mine is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $313 per resident a year.
Compare Gold Mine with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gold Mine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gold Mine 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.
Gold Mine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gold Mine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gold Mine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gold Mine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gold Mine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gold Mine 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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