Best PlacesOaky Streak, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oaky Streak, 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.
Oaky Streak ranks 48,379th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Oaky Streak
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.
Oaky Streak's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oaky Streak ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 74% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 73% of towns
Where Oaky Streak ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$38,959 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oaky Streak
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oaky Streak home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,959, 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 Oaky Streak'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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oaky Streak
Oaky Streak runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oaky Streak.
Who works in Oaky Streak, and how
Work in Oaky Streak centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Oaky Streak
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oaky Streak.
What the weather is like in Oaky Streak, month by month
Oaky Streak sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 52° | 41° |
| April | 83° | 69° | 55° |
| July | 96° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 86° | 71° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Oaky Streak
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 191 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oaky Streak
Schools across Oaky Streak average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Straughn Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Straughn Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Straughn High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oaky Streak school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oaky Streak 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 Oaky Streak against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oaky Streak
Is Oaky Streak a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oaky Streak ranks 48,379th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oaky Streak expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,850. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $38,959 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Oaky Streak safe?
Oaky Streak is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $353 per resident a year.
Compare Oaky Streak with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oaky Streak. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oaky Streak 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.
Oaky Streak detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oaky Streak: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oaky Streak: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oaky Streak: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oaky Streak: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oaky Streak 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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