Best PlacesSaco, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Saco, 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.
Saco ranks 43,274th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Saco
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.
Saco's strengths and weaknesses
Where Saco ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
Where Saco ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
Who lives in Saco
Saco 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 Saco.
Who works in Saco, and how
Work in Saco centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Saco
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Saco.
What the weather is like in Saco, month by month
Saco sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Saco
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Saco
Schools across Saco average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Banks SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Union Springs Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Highlands Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Pike County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Bullock County High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Saco school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Saco 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 Saco against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Saco
Is Saco a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Saco ranks 43,274th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Saco safe?
Saco is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $553 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Saco?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 39. That works out to about 93 pleasant days a year, more than 63% of towns.
Compare Saco with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Saco. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Saco 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.
Saco detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Saco: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Saco: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Saco: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Saco: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Saco 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.
- 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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