Best PlacesHarvest, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Harvest, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Harvest ranks 527th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Harvest
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.
Harvest's strengths and weaknesses
Where Harvest ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of cities
- QuietBetter than 99% of cities
- Cheap childcare$639 a month, better than 94% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 94% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of cities
Where Harvest ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 1% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Harvest
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Harvest home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,237, 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 Harvest's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 Harvest
Harvest'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 Harvest.
Who works in Harvest, and how
Work in Harvest centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Harvest
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Harvest.
What the weather is like in Harvest, month by month
Harvest sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Harvest
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Harvest
Schools across Harvest average a B−, better than 47% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Heritage Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Monrovia Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Creekside Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Monrovia Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Sparkman Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- James Clemens High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- East Limestone High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Sparkman High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Harvest school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Harvest 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 Harvest against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Harvest suits
Families
Schools land around the 47th percentile and crime safety beats 85%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 82% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Harvest
Is Harvest a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Harvest ranks 527th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Harvest expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $305,063. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $106,237 median income, cost of living beats 82% of cities.
Is Harvest safe?
Yes, Harvest is safer than 85% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Harvest?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 35. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 21% of cities.
Is Harvest good for families?
Schools beat 47% of cities, crime safety beats 85%, and childcare runs $639 a month.
Compare Harvest with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Harvest. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Harvest 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.
Harvest detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Harvest: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Harvest: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Harvest: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Harvest: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Harvest 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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