Best PlacesMidland City, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Midland City, 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.
Midland City ranks 35,636th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Midland City
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.
Midland City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Midland City ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$561 a month, better than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Midland City ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Midland City
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Midland City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,559, 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 Midland City's effective rate of 0.22%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Midland City
Midland City'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 Midland City.
Who works in Midland City, and how
Work in Midland City centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Midland City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Midland City.
What the weather is like in Midland City, month by month
Midland City sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| April | 81° | 67° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Midland City
The nearest airport, Dothan Regional, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 172 miles away.
The best schools in and around Midland City
Schools across Midland City average a C−, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Highlands Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Newton Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Headland Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Headland Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- South Dale Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- George W Long High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Wicksburg High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Dothan High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Midland City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Midland City 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 Midland City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Midland City
Is Midland City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Midland City ranks 35,636th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, fast internet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Midland City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,035. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $59,559 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Midland City safe?
Midland City is safer than 46% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $310 per resident a year.
Compare Midland City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Midland City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Midland City 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.
Midland City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Midland City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Midland City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Midland City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Midland City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Midland City 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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