Best PlacesJasper, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jasper, 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.
Jasper ranks 1,836th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jasper
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.
Jasper's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jasper ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of cities
- Cheap childcare$698 a month, better than 90% of cities
- QuietBetter than 89% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of cities
Where Jasper ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Jasper
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jasper home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,086, 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 Jasper'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 Jasper
Jasper'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 Jasper.
Who works in Jasper, and how
Work in Jasper centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Jasper
Jasper has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of cities and more parkland per resident than 83% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Jasper and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Jasper, month by month
Jasper sees roughly 65 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 Jasper
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jasper
Schools across Jasper average a C, better than 27% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Memorial Park Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Cordova Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Parrish Elementarymiddle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maddox Intermediate SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Jasper Junior High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Bankhead Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Jasper High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Curry High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Carbon Hill High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jasper school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jasper 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 Jasper against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Jasper suits
Common questions about living in Jasper
Is Jasper a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jasper ranks 1,836th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and affordable childcare, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jasper expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,700. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $67,086 median income, cost of living beats 28% of cities.
Is Jasper safe?
Jasper is safer than 40% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Jasper?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 34. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 17% of cities.
Is Jasper good for families?
Schools beat 27% of cities, crime safety beats 40%, and childcare runs $698 a month.
Compare Jasper with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jasper. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jasper 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.
Jasper detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jasper: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jasper: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jasper: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jasper: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jasper 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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