Best PlacesKirklands Crossroads, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kirklands Crossroads, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kirklands Crossroads ranks 20,955th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kirklands Crossroads
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.
Kirklands Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Kirklands Crossroads ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of towns
Where Kirklands Crossroads ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Short commute35.7 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kirklands Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kirklands Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,401, 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 Kirklands Crossroads' effective rate of 0.28%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kirklands Crossroads
Kirklands Crossroads runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kirklands Crossroads.
Who works in Kirklands Crossroads, and how
Work in Kirklands Crossroads centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Kirklands Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kirklands Crossroads.
What the weather is like in Kirklands Crossroads, month by month
Kirklands Crossroads sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| April | 81° | 67° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Kirklands Crossroads
The nearest airport, Dothan Regional, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kirklands Crossroads
Schools across Kirklands Crossroads average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Headland Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Headland Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Headland High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kirklands Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kirklands Crossroads 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 Kirklands Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kirklands Crossroads
Is Kirklands Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kirklands Crossroads ranks 20,955th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, civic engagement, and a strong job market, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kirklands Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $259,077. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $89,401 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Kirklands Crossroads safe?
Kirklands Crossroads is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
Compare Kirklands Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kirklands Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kirklands Crossroads 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.
Kirklands Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kirklands Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kirklands Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kirklands Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kirklands Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kirklands Crossroads 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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