Best PlacesSeminole, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Seminole, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Seminole ranks 39,009th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Seminole
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.
Seminole's strengths and weaknesses
Where Seminole ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 78% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 115 pleasant days a year, better than 77% of towns
Where Seminole ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of towns
- Household income$54,638 median, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Seminole
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Seminole home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $54,638; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Seminole's effective rate of 0.17%, 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 Seminole
Seminole 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 Seminole.
Who works in Seminole, and how
Work in Seminole centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Seminole
The coast is about 37 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Seminole, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Seminole, month by month
Seminole sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 54° | 44° |
| April | 77° | 69° | 59° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 72° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Seminole
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Seminole
Schools across Seminole average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elberta Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Rosinton SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Elsanor SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Baldwin Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Robertsdale High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Elberta High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Foley High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Seminole school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Seminole 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 Seminole against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Seminole
Is Seminole a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Seminole ranks 39,009th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Seminole expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,028. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $54,638 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Seminole safe?
Yes, Seminole is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
Compare Seminole with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Seminole. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Seminole 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.
Seminole detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Seminole: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Seminole: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Seminole: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Seminole: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Seminole 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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