Best PlacesScottsboro, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scottsboro, 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.
Scottsboro ranks 46,690th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Scottsboro
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.
Scottsboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scottsboro ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- Cheap childcare$643 a month, better than 74% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 70% of towns
Where Scottsboro ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Scottsboro
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Scottsboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,493, 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 Scottsboro's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Scottsboro
Scottsboro's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Scottsboro.
Who works in Scottsboro, and how
Work in Scottsboro centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 28%
Life in Scottsboro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Scottsboro.
What the weather is like in Scottsboro, month by month
Scottsboro sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 47° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Scottsboro
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Scottsboro
Schools across Scottsboro average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wilkinson County Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Midway Hills AcademyD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oak Hill MsD− · 16% proficient
- Wilkinson County Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Baldwin High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Wilkinson County High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scottsboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scottsboro 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 Scottsboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Scottsboro
Is Scottsboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scottsboro ranks 46,690th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, state finances, and affordable childcare, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Scottsboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $83,760. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $58,493 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Scottsboro safe?
Scottsboro is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $474 per resident a year.
Compare Scottsboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scottsboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scottsboro 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.
Scottsboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scottsboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scottsboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scottsboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scottsboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scottsboro 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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