Best PlacesTalladega Springs, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Talladega Springs, 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.
Talladega Springs ranks 7,654th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Talladega 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.
Talladega Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Talladega Springs ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$553 a month, better than 86% of towns
Where Talladega Springs ranks low
- Short commute43.1 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Talladega Springs
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Talladega Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,750, 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 Springs' effective rate of 0.32%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Talladega Springs
Talladega Springs runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Talladega Springs.
Who works in Talladega Springs, and how
Work in Talladega Springs centers on education and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Talladega Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Talladega Springs.
What the weather is like in Talladega Springs, month by month
Talladega Springs sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Talladega Springs
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Talladega Springs
Schools across Talladega Springs average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Shelby Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nicholslawson Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Shelby County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Sylacauga High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Talladega Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Talladega 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 Talladega Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Talladega Springs
Is Talladega Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Talladega Springs ranks 7,654th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on long commutes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Talladega Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $252,900. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $93,750 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Talladega Springs safe?
Yes, Talladega Springs is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $95 per resident a year.
Compare Talladega Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Talladega Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Talladega 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.
Talladega Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Talladega Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Talladega Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Talladega Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Talladega Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Talladega 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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