Best PlacesPine Level, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pine Level, 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.
Pine Level ranks 20,976th 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 Pine Level
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.
Pine Level's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pine Level ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Pine Level ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 19% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pine Level
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pine Level home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,095, 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 Pine Level's effective rate of 0.25%, 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 Pine Level
Pine Level's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pine Level.
Who works in Pine Level, and how
Work in Pine Level centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Pine Level
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pine Level.
What the weather is like in Pine Level, month by month
Pine Level sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 60, 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 | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Pine Level
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pine Level
Schools across Pine Level average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Level Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Dunbarramer SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marbury Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Marbury High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Park Crossing High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Bullock County High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pine Level school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pine Level 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 Pine Level against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pine Level
Is Pine Level a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pine Level ranks 20,976th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and fast internet, and lowest on taxes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pine Level expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,684. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $87,095 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Pine Level safe?
Yes, Pine Level is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
Compare Pine Level with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pine Level. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pine Level 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.
Pine Level detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pine Level: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pine Level: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pine Level: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pine Level: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pine Level 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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