Best PlacesSteenson Hollow, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Steenson Hollow, 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.
Steenson Hollow ranks 32,470th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Steenson Hollow
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.
Steenson Hollow's strengths and weaknesses
Where Steenson Hollow ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute20.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
Where Steenson Hollow ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$54,758 median, better than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Steenson Hollow
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Steenson Hollow home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,758, 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 Steenson Hollow's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Steenson Hollow
Steenson Hollow 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 Steenson Hollow.
Who works in Steenson Hollow, and how
Work in Steenson Hollow centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Steenson Hollow
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Steenson Hollow.
What the weather is like in Steenson Hollow, month by month
Steenson Hollow sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Steenson Hollow
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Steenson Hollow
Schools across Steenson Hollow average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- L E Willson Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Weeden Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Underwood Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Muscle Shoals Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Hibbett SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Sheffield Junior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Muscle Shoals High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Florence High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Colbert County High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Steenson Hollow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Steenson Hollow 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 Steenson Hollow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Steenson Hollow
Is Steenson Hollow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Steenson Hollow ranks 32,470th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and short commutes, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Steenson Hollow expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,474. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $54,758 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Steenson Hollow safe?
Steenson Hollow is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $333 per resident a year.
Compare Steenson Hollow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Steenson Hollow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Steenson Hollow 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.
Steenson Hollow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Steenson Hollow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Steenson Hollow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Steenson Hollow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Steenson Hollow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Steenson Hollow 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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