Best PlacesRogersville, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rogersville, 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.
Rogersville ranks 25,372nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rogersville
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.
Rogersville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rogersville ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
- Cheap childcare$639 a month, better than 74% of towns
Where Rogersville ranks low
- Short commute39.1 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 24% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 37% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rogersville
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rogersville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,264, 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 Rogersville's effective rate of 0.26%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rogersville
Rogersville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rogersville.
Who works in Rogersville, and how
Work in Rogersville centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Rogersville
Rogersville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Rogersville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rogersville, month by month
Rogersville sees roughly 97 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 Rogersville
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rogersville
Schools across Rogersville average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brooks Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Underwood Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Lexington High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Lauderdale County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Brooks High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rogersville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rogersville 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 Rogersville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rogersville
Is Rogersville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rogersville ranks 25,372nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rogersville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $210,002. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $65,264 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Rogersville safe?
Yes, Rogersville is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
Compare Rogersville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rogersville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rogersville 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.
Rogersville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rogersville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rogersville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rogersville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rogersville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rogersville 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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