Best PlacesRosalie, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rosalie, 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.
Rosalie ranks 24,285th 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 Rosalie
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.
Rosalie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rosalie ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$528 a month, better than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 133 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Rosalie ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of towns
- Household income$59,606 median, better than only 26% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rosalie
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rosalie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,606, 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 Rosalie's effective rate of 0.22%, 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 Rosalie
Rosalie 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 Rosalie.
Who works in Rosalie, and how
Work in Rosalie centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Rosalie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rosalie.
What the weather is like in Rosalie, month by month
Rosalie sees roughly 133 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 40° | 31° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Rosalie
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rosalie
Schools across Rosalie average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Flat Rock SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Rosalie Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- North Jackson High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rosalie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rosalie 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 Rosalie against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rosalie
Is Rosalie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rosalie ranks 24,285th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on taxes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rosalie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,722. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $59,606 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Rosalie safe?
Yes, Rosalie is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
Compare Rosalie with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rosalie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rosalie 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.
Rosalie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rosalie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rosalie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rosalie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rosalie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rosalie 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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