Best PlacesSterrett, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sterrett, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sterrett ranks 4,044th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sterrett
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.
Sterrett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sterrett ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$112,640 median, better than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
Where Sterrett ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 24% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 25% of towns
- TransitBetter than only 44% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sterrett
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sterrett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $112,640, 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 Sterrett's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 Sterrett
Sterrett's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sterrett.
Who works in Sterrett, and how
Work in Sterrett centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Sterrett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sterrett.
What the weather is like in Sterrett, month by month
Sterrett sees roughly 88 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 Sterrett
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 127 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sterrett
Schools across Sterrett average a B, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mt Laurel Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Greystone Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Chelsea Park Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty Park Middle SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Berry Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Chelsea Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Brook High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Spain Park High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Chelsea High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sterrett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sterrett 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 Sterrett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sterrett
Is Sterrett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sterrett ranks 4,044th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on air quality and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sterrett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $353,811. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $112,640 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Sterrett safe?
Yes, Sterrett is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $245 per resident a year.
Compare Sterrett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sterrett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sterrett 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.
Sterrett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sterrett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sterrett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sterrett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sterrett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sterrett 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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