Best PlacesNichburg, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nichburg, 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.
Nichburg ranks 48,277th 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 Nichburg
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.
Nichburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nichburg ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
- Cheap childcare$615 a month, better than 78% of towns
Where Nichburg ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nichburg
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nichburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,270, 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 Nichburg'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 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 Nichburg
Nichburg 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 Nichburg.
Who works in Nichburg, and how
Work in Nichburg centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Nichburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nichburg.
What the weather is like in Nichburg, month by month
Nichburg 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 Nichburg
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 212 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nichburg
Schools across Nichburg average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Repton Junior High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Monroeville Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monroeville Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Hillcrest High SchoolF · 8% proficient
- Monroe County High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nichburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nichburg 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 Nichburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nichburg
Is Nichburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nichburg ranks 48,277th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and tree cover, and lowest on internet speeds and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nichburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,757. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $50,270 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Nichburg safe?
Nichburg is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $554 per resident a year.
Compare Nichburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nichburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nichburg 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.
Nichburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nichburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nichburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nichburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nichburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nichburg 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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