Best PlacesGordo, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gordo, 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.
Gordo ranks 36,741st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gordo
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.
Gordo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gordo ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$635 a month, better than 75% of towns
Where Gordo ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Household income$55,735 median, better than only 20% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gordo
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gordo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,735, 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 Gordo'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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gordo
Gordo 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 Gordo.
Who works in Gordo, and how
Work in Gordo centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Gordo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gordo.
What the weather is like in Gordo, month by month
Gordo sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Gordo
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 169 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gordo
Schools across Gordo average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Buhl Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Gordo Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Eutaw Primary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sipsey Valley Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Robert Brown Middle SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Sipsey Valley High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Gordo High SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Greene County High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gordo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gordo 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 Gordo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gordo
Is Gordo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gordo ranks 36,741st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and a stable housing market, and lowest on taxes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gordo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $129,489. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $55,735 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Gordo safe?
Gordo is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $274 per resident a year.
Compare Gordo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gordo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gordo 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.
Gordo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gordo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gordo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gordo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gordo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gordo 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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