Best PlacesNixburg, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nixburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Nixburg ranks 22,591st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Nixburg
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.
Nixburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nixburg ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$109,280 median, better than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$549 a month, better than 87% of towns
Where Nixburg ranks low
- Short commute41.0 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nixburg
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nixburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,280, 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 Nixburg's effective rate of 0.19%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nixburg
Nixburg 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 Nixburg.
Who works in Nixburg, and how
Work in Nixburg centers on manufacturing and wholesale trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Nixburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nixburg.
What the weather is like in Nixburg, month by month
Nixburg sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Nixburg
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nixburg
Schools across Nixburg average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eclectic Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Central Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eclectic Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- William L Radney Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Elmore County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Benjamin Russell High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Central High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nixburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nixburg 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 Nixburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nixburg
Is Nixburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nixburg ranks 22,591st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and high incomes, and lowest on long commutes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nixburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $347,866. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $109,280 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Nixburg safe?
Nixburg is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
Compare Nixburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nixburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nixburg 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.
Nixburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nixburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nixburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nixburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nixburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nixburg 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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