Best PlacesTallapoosa City, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tallapoosa City, 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.
Tallapoosa City ranks 31,672nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tallapoosa City
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.
Tallapoosa City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tallapoosa City ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 79% of towns
- Cheap childcare$630 a month, better than 76% of towns
Where Tallapoosa City ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tallapoosa City
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tallapoosa City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,820, 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 Tallapoosa City's effective rate of 0.26%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tallapoosa City
Tallapoosa City runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tallapoosa City.
Who works in Tallapoosa City, and how
Work in Tallapoosa City centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tallapoosa City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tallapoosa City.
What the weather is like in Tallapoosa City, month by month
Tallapoosa City sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 59, 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 | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Tallapoosa City
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tallapoosa City
Schools across Tallapoosa City average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top high schools
- Reeltown High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tallapoosa City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tallapoosa City 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 Tallapoosa City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tallapoosa City
Is Tallapoosa City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tallapoosa City ranks 31,672nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and state infrastructure, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tallapoosa City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,600. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $60,820 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Tallapoosa City safe?
Yes, Tallapoosa City is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
Compare Tallapoosa City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tallapoosa City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tallapoosa City 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.
Tallapoosa City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tallapoosa City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tallapoosa City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tallapoosa City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tallapoosa City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tallapoosa City 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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