Best PlacesPartridge Crossroads, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Partridge Crossroads, 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.
Partridge Crossroads ranks 20,375th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Partridge Crossroads
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.
Partridge Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Partridge Crossroads ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
Where Partridge Crossroads ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 30% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Partridge Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Partridge Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,544, 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 Partridge Crossroads' effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Partridge Crossroads
Partridge Crossroads runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Partridge Crossroads.
Who works in Partridge Crossroads, and how
Work in Partridge Crossroads centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Partridge Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Partridge Crossroads.
What the weather is like in Partridge Crossroads, month by month
Partridge Crossroads sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Partridge Crossroads
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Partridge Crossroads
Schools across Partridge Crossroads average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Warrior Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hayden Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- North Jefferson Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Hayden High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Mortimer Jordan High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Partridge Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Partridge Crossroads 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 Partridge Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Partridge Crossroads
Is Partridge Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Partridge Crossroads ranks 20,375th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, tree cover, and heat safety, and lowest on taxes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Partridge Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $164,037. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $67,544 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Partridge Crossroads safe?
Yes, Partridge Crossroads is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $224 per resident a year.
Compare Partridge Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Partridge Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Partridge Crossroads 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.
Partridge Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Partridge Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Partridge Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Partridge Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Partridge Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Partridge Crossroads 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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