Best PlacesMoores Bridge, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moores Bridge, 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.
Moores Bridge ranks 12,233rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moores Bridge
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.
Moores Bridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moores Bridge ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Household income$103,620 median, better than 87% of towns
Where Moores Bridge ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute32.4 minutes each way, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moores Bridge
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moores Bridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,620, 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 Moores Bridge's effective rate of 0.20%, 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 Moores Bridge
Moores Bridge runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Moores Bridge.
Who works in Moores Bridge, and how
Work in Moores Bridge centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Moores Bridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moores Bridge.
What the weather is like in Moores Bridge, month by month
Moores Bridge sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Moores Bridge
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moores Bridge
Schools across Moores Bridge average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Walker Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Buhl Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northridge Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Northside Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Northridge High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Northside High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Gordo High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moores Bridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moores Bridge 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 Moores Bridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moores Bridge
Is Moores Bridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moores Bridge ranks 12,233rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and what local pay buys, and lowest on internet speeds and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moores Bridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $195,755. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $103,620 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Moores Bridge safe?
Yes, Moores Bridge is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
Compare Moores Bridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moores Bridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moores Bridge 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.
Moores Bridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moores Bridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moores Bridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moores Bridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moores Bridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moores Bridge 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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