Best PlacesLaceys Spring, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Laceys Spring, 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.
Laceys Spring ranks 13,509th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Laceys Spring
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.
Laceys Spring's strengths and weaknesses
Where Laceys Spring ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Household income$98,056 median, better than 83% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Laceys Spring ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 29% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Laceys Spring
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Laceys Spring home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,056, 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 Laceys Spring's effective rate of 0.30%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Laceys Spring
Laceys Spring runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Laceys Spring.
Who works in Laceys Spring, and how
Work in Laceys Spring centers on professional & technical and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Laceys Spring
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Laceys Spring.
What the weather is like in Laceys Spring, month by month
Laceys Spring sees roughly 69 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 Laceys Spring
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Laceys Spring
Schools across Laceys Spring average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Farley Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Union Hill SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Cotaco SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- New Hope High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Albert P Brewer High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Laceys Spring school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Laceys Spring 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 Laceys Spring against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Laceys Spring
Is Laceys Spring a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Laceys Spring ranks 13,509th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, what local pay buys, and state infrastructure, and lowest on taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Laceys Spring expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,803. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $98,056 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Laceys Spring safe?
Yes, Laceys Spring is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare Laceys Spring with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Laceys Spring. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Laceys Spring 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.
Laceys Spring detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Laceys Spring: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Laceys Spring: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Laceys Spring: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Laceys Spring: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Laceys Spring 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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