Best PlacesLongbrook Estates, Bessemer, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Longbrook Estates, Bessemer, 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.
Longbrook Estates, Bessemer ranks 5,899th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Longbrook Estates, Bessemer
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.
Longbrook Estates, Bessemer's strengths and weaknesses
Where Longbrook Estates, Bessemer ranks high
- Cheap childcare$702 a month, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 65% of neighborhoods
Where Longbrook Estates, Bessemer ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Household income$36,965 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Longbrook Estates, Bessemer
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Longbrook Estates, Bessemer home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $36,965, 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 Longbrook Estates, Bessemer's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Longbrook Estates, Bessemer
Longbrook Estates, Bessemer'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 Longbrook Estates, Bessemer.
Who works in Longbrook Estates, Bessemer, and how
Work in Longbrook Estates, Bessemer centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Longbrook Estates, Bessemer
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Longbrook Estates, Bessemer.
What the weather is like in Longbrook Estates, Bessemer, month by month
Longbrook Estates, Bessemer sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Longbrook Estates, Bessemer
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around Longbrook Estates, Bessemer
Schools across Longbrook Estates, Bessemer average an F, better than 5% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mccalla Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Jonesboro Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mcadory Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Bessemer City Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Mcadory High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Bessemer City High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Longbrook Estates, Bessemer school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Longbrook Estates, Bessemer 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 Longbrook Estates, Bessemer against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Longbrook Estates, Bessemer
Is Longbrook Estates, Bessemer a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Longbrook Estates, Bessemer ranks 5,899th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on health outcomes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Longbrook Estates, Bessemer expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $140,281. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $36,965 median income, cost of living beats 11% of neighborhoods.
Is Longbrook Estates, Bessemer safe?
Longbrook Estates, Bessemer is safer than 10% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $815 per resident a year.
Compare Longbrook Estates, Bessemer with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Longbrook Estates, Bessemer. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Longbrook Estates, Bessemer 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.
Longbrook Estates, Bessemer detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Longbrook Estates, Bessemer: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Longbrook Estates, Bessemer: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Longbrook Estates, Bessemer: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Longbrook Estates, Bessemer: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Longbrook Estates, Bessemer 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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