Best PlacesHunter, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hunter, 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.
Hunter ranks 46,194th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hunter
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.
Hunter's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hunter ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 76% of towns
- BikingBetter than 76% of towns
Where Hunter ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hunter
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hunter home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,533, 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 Hunter's effective rate of 0.29%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hunter
Hunter'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 Hunter.
Who works in Hunter, and how
Work in Hunter centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hunter
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hunter.
What the weather is like in Hunter, month by month
Hunter sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Hunter
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 144 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hunter
Schools across Hunter average a D, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Airport Road Intermediate SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Catoma Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
- Morris Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Millbrook Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Prattville Intermediate SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Capitol Heights Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Prattville High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Stanhope Elmore High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Carver Senior High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hunter school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hunter 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 Hunter against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hunter
Is Hunter a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hunter ranks 46,194th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and transit, and lowest on a weak job market and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hunter expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $131,350. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $48,533 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Hunter safe?
Hunter is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $492 per resident a year.
Compare Hunter with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hunter. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hunter 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.
Hunter detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hunter: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hunter: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hunter: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hunter: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hunter 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.