Best PlacesSt. Clair Springs, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around St. Clair Springs, 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.
St. Clair Springs ranks 18,189th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in St. Clair Springs
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.
St. Clair Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where St. Clair Springs ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Household income$91,748 median, better than 78% of towns
Where St. Clair Springs ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of towns
- Short commute33.2 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in St. Clair Springs
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median St. Clair Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,748, 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 St. Clair Springs' effective rate of 0.28%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in St. Clair Springs
St. Clair Springs runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for St. Clair Springs.
Who works in St. Clair Springs, and how
Work in St. Clair Springs centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in St. Clair Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across St. Clair Springs.
What the weather is like in St. Clair Springs, month by month
St. Clair Springs sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 44° | 34° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of St. Clair Springs
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around St. Clair Springs
Schools across St. Clair Springs average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Springville Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Margaret ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Odenville Intermediate SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Springville Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Odenville Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Springville High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Saint Clair County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every St. Clair Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
St. Clair Springs 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 St. Clair Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in St. Clair Springs
Is St. Clair Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, St. Clair Springs ranks 18,189th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is St. Clair Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,131. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $91,748 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is St. Clair Springs safe?
St. Clair Springs is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare St. Clair Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to St. Clair Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in St. Clair Springs 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.
St. Clair Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for St. Clair Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in St. Clair Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of St. Clair Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in St. Clair Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
St. Clair Springs 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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