Best PlacesHodgewood, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hodgewood, 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.
Hodgewood ranks 40,548th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hodgewood
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.
Hodgewood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hodgewood ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute17.3 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
Where Hodgewood ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$32,986 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hodgewood
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hodgewood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $32,986, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Hodgewood's effective rate of 0.16%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hodgewood
Hodgewood's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Hodgewood.
Who works in Hodgewood, and how
Work in Hodgewood centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Hodgewood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hodgewood.
What the weather is like in Hodgewood, month by month
Hodgewood sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Hodgewood
The nearest airport, Key Field, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 180 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hodgewood
Schools across Hodgewood average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Southern Choctaw Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Choctaw County ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Choctaw County High SchoolF · 11% proficient
- Southern Choctaw High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hodgewood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hodgewood 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 Hodgewood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hodgewood
Is Hodgewood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hodgewood ranks 40,548th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and short commutes, and lowest on education levels and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hodgewood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,700. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $32,986 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Hodgewood safe?
Yes, Hodgewood is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $189 per resident a year.
Compare Hodgewood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hodgewood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hodgewood 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.
Hodgewood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hodgewood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hodgewood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hodgewood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hodgewood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hodgewood 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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