Best PlacesSnowdoun, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Snowdoun, 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.
Snowdoun ranks 45,566th 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 Snowdoun
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.
Snowdoun's strengths and weaknesses
Where Snowdoun ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 74% of towns
- Cheap childcare$657 a month, better than 72% of towns
Where Snowdoun ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Snowdoun
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Snowdoun home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,944, 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 Snowdoun's effective rate of 0.25%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Snowdoun
Snowdoun 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 Snowdoun.
Who works in Snowdoun, and how
Work in Snowdoun centers on public administration and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Snowdoun
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Snowdoun.
What the weather is like in Snowdoun, month by month
Snowdoun sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| April | 81° | 66° | 52° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 68° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Snowdoun
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Snowdoun
Schools across Snowdoun average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wilson Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- King ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
- Johnson Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carr Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Mckee Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
- Southlawn Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Carver Senior High SchoolF · 8% proficient
- Lanier Senior High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Snowdoun school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Snowdoun 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 Snowdoun against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Snowdoun
Is Snowdoun a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Snowdoun ranks 45,566th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, cell coverage, and state infrastructure, and lowest on crime and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Snowdoun expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $162,300. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $53,944 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Snowdoun safe?
Snowdoun is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $922 per resident a year.
Compare Snowdoun with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Snowdoun. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Snowdoun 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.
Snowdoun detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Snowdoun: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Snowdoun: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Snowdoun: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Snowdoun: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Snowdoun 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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