Best PlacesMount Rozell, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Rozell, 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.
Mount Rozell ranks 21,624th 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 Mount Rozell
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.
Mount Rozell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Rozell ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$639 a month, better than 74% of towns
Where Mount Rozell ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Rozell
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Rozell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,687, 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 Mount Rozell's effective rate of 0.21%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mount Rozell
Mount Rozell 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 Mount Rozell.
Who works in Mount Rozell, and how
Work in Mount Rozell centers on construction and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mount Rozell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Rozell.
What the weather is like in Mount Rozell, month by month
Mount Rozell sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Mount Rozell
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Rozell
Schools across Mount Rozell average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- West Limestone High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Rozell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Rozell 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 Mount Rozell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Rozell
Is Mount Rozell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Rozell ranks 21,624th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and state infrastructure, and lowest on taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Rozell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,320. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $78,687 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Mount Rozell safe?
Yes, Mount Rozell is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Rozell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Rozell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Rozell 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.
Mount Rozell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Rozell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Rozell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Rozell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Rozell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Rozell 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.
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