Best PlacesTalladega, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Talladega, 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.
Talladega ranks 41,328th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Talladega
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.
Talladega's strengths and weaknesses
Where Talladega ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$553 a month, better than 86% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 76% of towns
Where Talladega ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Talladega
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Talladega home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,414, 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 Talladega's effective rate of 0.23%, 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 Talladega
Talladega 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 Talladega.
Who works in Talladega, and how
Work in Talladega centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Talladega
Talladega has more parkland per resident than 79% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Talladega and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Talladega, month by month
Talladega sees roughly 94 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 Talladega
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Talladega
Schools across Talladega average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Coosa Valley Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Munford Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Raymond L Young Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nicholslawson Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Munford Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Charles R Drew Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Munford High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Sylacauga High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Pell City High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Talladega school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Talladega 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 Talladega against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Talladega suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Talladega
Is Talladega a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Talladega ranks 41,328th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the schools and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Talladega expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $140,110. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $57,414 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Talladega safe?
Talladega is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $434 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Talladega?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 34. That works out to about 94 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of towns.
Is Talladega good for families?
Schools beat 3% of towns, crime safety beats 20%, and childcare runs $553 a month.
Compare Talladega with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Talladega. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Talladega 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.
Talladega detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Talladega: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Talladega: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Talladega: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Talladega: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Talladega 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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