Best PlacesPosey Mill, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Posey Mill, 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.
Posey Mill ranks 42,402nd 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 Posey Mill
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.
Posey Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Posey Mill ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 75% of towns
- Cheap childcare$634 a month, better than 75% of towns
Where Posey Mill ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$47,119 median, better than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Posey Mill
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Posey Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,119, 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 Posey Mill's effective rate of 0.23%, 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 Posey Mill
Posey Mill 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 Posey Mill.
Who works in Posey Mill, and how
Work in Posey Mill centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Posey Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Posey Mill.
What the weather is like in Posey Mill, month by month
Posey Mill sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 41° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Posey Mill
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around Posey Mill
Schools across Posey Mill average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Haleyville Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Phil Campbell Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Mount HopeC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haleyville Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Haleyville High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Phillips High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Hatton High SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Posey Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Posey Mill 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 Posey Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Posey Mill
Is Posey Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Posey Mill ranks 42,402nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, few empty homes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on cell coverage and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Posey Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,923. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $47,119 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is Posey Mill safe?
Posey Mill is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare Posey Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Posey Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Posey Mill 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.
Posey Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Posey Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Posey Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Posey Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Posey Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Posey Mill 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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