Best PlacesLevel Plains, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Level Plains, 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.
Level Plains ranks 28,569th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Level Plains
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.
Level Plains' strengths and weaknesses
Where Level Plains ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Short commute19.2 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$561 a month, better than 85% of towns
Where Level Plains ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Level Plains
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Level Plains home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,176, 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 Level Plains' effective rate of 0.33%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Level Plains
Level Plains runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Level Plains.
Who works in Level Plains, and how
Work in Level Plains centers on transportation & warehousing and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Level Plains
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Level Plains.
What the weather is like in Level Plains, month by month
Level Plains sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 62, 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 | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Level Plains
The nearest airport, Dothan Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 179 miles away.
The best schools in and around Level Plains
Schools across Level Plains average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- A M Windham Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dauphin Junior High SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Coppinville SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Daleville Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Daleville High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Level Plains school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Level Plains 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 Level Plains against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Level Plains
Is Level Plains a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Level Plains ranks 28,569th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and short commutes, and lowest on air quality and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Level Plains expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $105,418. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $68,176 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Level Plains safe?
Yes, Level Plains is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
Compare Level Plains with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Level Plains. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Level Plains 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.
Level Plains detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Level Plains: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Level Plains: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Level Plains: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Level Plains: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Level Plains 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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