Best PlacesSpringville Lake Estates, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Springville Lake Estates, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Springville Lake Estates ranks 12,788th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Springville Lake Estates
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.
Springville Lake Estates' strengths and weaknesses
Where Springville Lake Estates ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$100,172 median, better than 85% of towns
Where Springville Lake Estates ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Springville Lake Estates
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Springville Lake Estates home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,172, 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 Springville Lake Estates' effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Springville Lake Estates
Springville Lake Estates runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Springville Lake Estates.
Who works in Springville Lake Estates, and how
Work in Springville Lake Estates centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Springville Lake Estates
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Springville Lake Estates.
What the weather is like in Springville Lake Estates, month by month
Springville Lake Estates sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 56, 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 | 56° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Springville Lake Estates
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Springville Lake Estates
Schools across Springville Lake Estates average a B−, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Springville Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Springville Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Springville High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Springville Lake Estates school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Springville Lake Estates 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 Springville Lake Estates against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Springville Lake Estates
Is Springville Lake Estates a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Springville Lake Estates ranks 12,788th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and state infrastructure, and lowest on biking and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Springville Lake Estates expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,600. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $100,172 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Springville Lake Estates safe?
Yes, Springville Lake Estates is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
Compare Springville Lake Estates with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Springville Lake Estates. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Springville Lake Estates 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.
Springville Lake Estates detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Springville Lake Estates: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Springville Lake Estates: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Springville Lake Estates: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Springville Lake Estates: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Springville Lake Estates 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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