Best PlacesPlevna, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Plevna, 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.
Plevna ranks 27,850th 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 Plevna
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.
Plevna's strengths and weaknesses
Where Plevna ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
Where Plevna ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$51,929 median, better than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Plevna
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Plevna home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $51,929; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Plevna's effective rate of 0.30%, 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 Plevna
Plevna's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Plevna.
Who works in Plevna, and how
Work in Plevna centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Plevna
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Plevna.
What the weather is like in Plevna, month by month
Plevna sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Plevna
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Plevna
Schools across Plevna average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- New Market SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buckhorn Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Buckhorn High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Plevna school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Plevna 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 Plevna against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Plevna
Is Plevna a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Plevna ranks 27,850th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on taxes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Plevna expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,900. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $51,929 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Plevna safe?
Yes, Plevna is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
Compare Plevna with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Plevna. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Plevna 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.
Plevna detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Plevna: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Plevna: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Plevna: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Plevna: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Plevna 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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