Best PlacesSnoddy, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Snoddy, 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.
Snoddy ranks 50,027th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Snoddy
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.
Snoddy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Snoddy ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$636 a month, better than 75% of towns
Where Snoddy ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute43.9 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$38,462 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Snoddy
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Snoddy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,462, 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 Snoddy's effective rate of 0.26%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Snoddy
Snoddy runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Snoddy.
Who works in Snoddy, and how
Work in Snoddy centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Snoddy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Snoddy.
What the weather is like in Snoddy, month by month
Snoddy sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Snoddy
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around Snoddy
Schools across Snoddy average a D, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Myrtlewood Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Eutaw Primary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sipsey Valley Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Hale County Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Robert Brown Middle SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Sipsey Valley High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Hale County High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Greene County High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Snoddy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Snoddy 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 Snoddy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Snoddy
Is Snoddy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Snoddy ranks 50,027th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and a stable housing market, and lowest on crime and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Snoddy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,797. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $38,462 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Snoddy safe?
Snoddy is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $936 per resident a year.
Compare Snoddy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Snoddy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Snoddy 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.
Snoddy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Snoddy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Snoddy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Snoddy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Snoddy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Snoddy 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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