Best PlacesGoodsprings, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Goodsprings, 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.
Goodsprings ranks 39,885th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Goodsprings
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.
Goodsprings' strengths and weaknesses
Where Goodsprings ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Goodsprings ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Goodsprings
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Goodsprings home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,194, 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 Goodsprings' effective rate of 0.27%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Goodsprings
Goodsprings runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Goodsprings.
Who works in Goodsprings, and how
Work in Goodsprings centers on admin & support services and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Goodsprings
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Goodsprings.
What the weather is like in Goodsprings, month by month
Goodsprings sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 95° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Goodsprings
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 161 miles away.
The best schools in and around Goodsprings
Schools across Goodsprings average a C−, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Parrish Elementarymiddle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Oakman Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Dora High SchoolF · 11% proficient
- Oakman High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Goodsprings school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Goodsprings 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 Goodsprings against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Goodsprings
Is Goodsprings a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Goodsprings ranks 39,885th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Goodsprings expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $111,268. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $52,194 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Goodsprings safe?
Yes, Goodsprings is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare Goodsprings with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Goodsprings. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Goodsprings 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.
Goodsprings detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Goodsprings: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Goodsprings: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Goodsprings: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Goodsprings: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Goodsprings 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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