Best PlacesRed Bank, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Red Bank, 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.
Red Bank ranks 42,603rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Red Bank
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.
Red Bank's strengths and weaknesses
Where Red Bank ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$636 a month, better than 75% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 74% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 69% of towns
Where Red Bank ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute36.7 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Red Bank
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Red Bank home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,252, 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 Red Bank's effective rate of 0.20%, 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 Red Bank
Red Bank runs older than the country, 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 Red Bank.
Who works in Red Bank, and how
Work in Red Bank centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Red Bank
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Red Bank.
What the weather is like in Red Bank, month by month
Red Bank sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Red Bank
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Red Bank
Schools across Red Bank average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Underwood Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Hatton Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Leighton Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Lawrence Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Lauderdale County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- East Lawrence High SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Colbert County High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Red Bank school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Red Bank 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 Red Bank against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Red Bank
Is Red Bank a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Red Bank ranks 42,603rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Red Bank expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,082. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $53,252 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Red Bank safe?
Red Bank is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $533 per resident a year.
Compare Red Bank with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Red Bank. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Red Bank 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.
Red Bank detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Red Bank: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Red Bank: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Red Bank: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Red Bank: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Red Bank 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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