Best PlacesMexia Crossing, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mexia Crossing, 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.
Mexia Crossing ranks 47,348th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mexia Crossing
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.
Mexia Crossing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mexia Crossing ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Short commute21.0 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
Where Mexia Crossing ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$30,408 median, better than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mexia Crossing
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mexia Crossing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $30,408, 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 Mexia Crossing's effective rate of 0.21%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mexia Crossing
Mexia Crossing runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mexia Crossing.
Who works in Mexia Crossing, and how
Work in Mexia Crossing centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Mexia Crossing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mexia Crossing.
What the weather is like in Mexia Crossing, month by month
Mexia Crossing sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 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 | 80° | 66° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Mexia Crossing
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 70 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 199 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mexia Crossing
Schools across Mexia Crossing average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Monroeville Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monroeville Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Monroe County High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mexia Crossing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mexia Crossing 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 Mexia Crossing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mexia Crossing
Is Mexia Crossing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mexia Crossing ranks 47,348th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mexia Crossing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $99,250. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $30,408 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Mexia Crossing safe?
Mexia Crossing is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $455 per resident a year.
Compare Mexia Crossing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mexia Crossing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mexia Crossing 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.
Mexia Crossing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mexia Crossing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mexia Crossing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mexia Crossing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mexia Crossing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mexia Crossing 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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