Best PlacesPleasant Grove Estates, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pleasant Grove Estates, 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.
Pleasant Grove Estates ranks 40,874th 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 Pleasant Grove Estates
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.
Pleasant Grove Estates' strengths and weaknesses
Where Pleasant Grove Estates ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
Where Pleasant Grove Estates ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pleasant Grove Estates
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pleasant Grove Estates home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,991, 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 Pleasant Grove Estates' effective rate of 0.10%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pleasant Grove Estates
Pleasant Grove Estates'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 Pleasant Grove Estates.
Who works in Pleasant Grove Estates, and how
Work in Pleasant Grove Estates centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Pleasant Grove Estates
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pleasant Grove Estates.
What the weather is like in Pleasant Grove Estates, month by month
Pleasant Grove Estates sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Pleasant Grove Estates
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pleasant Grove Estates
Schools across Pleasant Grove Estates average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gordo Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Aliceville Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Gordo High SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Aliceville High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pleasant Grove Estates school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pleasant Grove Estates 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 Pleasant Grove Estates against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pleasant Grove Estates
Is Pleasant Grove Estates a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pleasant Grove Estates ranks 40,874th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and quiet, 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 Pleasant Grove Estates expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $113,018. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $51,991 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Pleasant Grove Estates safe?
Pleasant Grove Estates is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $330 per resident a year.
Compare Pleasant Grove Estates with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pleasant Grove Estates. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pleasant Grove Estates 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.
Pleasant Grove Estates detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pleasant Grove Estates: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pleasant Grove Estates: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pleasant Grove Estates: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pleasant Grove Estates: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pleasant Grove Estates 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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