Best PlacesLoachapoka, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Loachapoka, 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.
Loachapoka ranks 26,615th 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 Loachapoka
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.
Loachapoka's strengths and weaknesses
Where Loachapoka ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 83% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Loachapoka ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Loachapoka
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Loachapoka home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,671, 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 Loachapoka's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Loachapoka
Loachapoka runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Loachapoka.
Who works in Loachapoka, and how
Work in Loachapoka centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Loachapoka
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Loachapoka.
What the weather is like in Loachapoka, month by month
Loachapoka sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Loachapoka
The nearest airport, Columbus, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Loachapoka
Schools across Loachapoka average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dadeville Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Loachapoka Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Drake Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Sanford Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Auburn High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Loachapoka High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Dadeville High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Loachapoka school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Loachapoka 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 Loachapoka against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Loachapoka
Is Loachapoka a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Loachapoka ranks 26,615th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and an educated workforce, and lowest on taxes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Loachapoka expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $268,797. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $72,671 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Loachapoka safe?
Loachapoka is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $523 per resident a year.
Compare Loachapoka with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Loachapoka. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Loachapoka 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.
Loachapoka detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Loachapoka: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Loachapoka: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Loachapoka: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Loachapoka: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Loachapoka 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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