Best PlacesTallapoosa County, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Tallapoosa County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Tallapoosa County ranks 2,398th of 3,144 U.S. counties 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 Tallapoosa County
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.
The best areas in Tallapoosa County
The parts of Tallapoosa County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Tallassee
Local pay stretches further, more adults hold degrees, and incomes run higher.
Jacksons' Gap
Tree cover is thicker, though fewer households have young kids.
Alexander City
Homes cost less and commutes are shorter.
Dadeville
Prices have run up more and crime runs higher.
Scores across Tallapoosa County run from about the 3rd to the 56th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Tallapoosa County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tallapoosa County ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 86% of counties
- QuietBetter than 78% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 70% of counties
Where Tallapoosa County ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 12% of counties
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 15% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Tallapoosa County
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tallapoosa County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,536, 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 County's effective rate of 0.25%, 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 8 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 County
Tallapoosa County 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 Tallapoosa County.
Who works in Tallapoosa County, and how
Work in Tallapoosa County centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Tallapoosa County
Tallapoosa County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Tallapoosa County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Tallapoosa County growing, and who is moving in?
Tallapoosa County has held roughly flat in population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Montgomery, AL.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Tallapoosa County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Tallapoosa County, month by month
Tallapoosa County sees roughly 71 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 County
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 99 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tallapoosa County
Schools across Tallapoosa County average a D+, better than 14% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Tallassee Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Reeltown Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- William L Radney Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Alexander City Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Southside Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Reeltown High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Benjamin Russell High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Tallassee High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tallapoosa County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tallapoosa County 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 County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Tallapoosa County suits
Common questions about living in Tallapoosa County
Is Tallapoosa County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tallapoosa County ranks 2,398th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and state infrastructure, and lowest on taxes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tallapoosa County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,628. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $60,536 median income, cost of living beats 25% of counties.
Is Tallapoosa County safe?
Tallapoosa County is safer than 36% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $371 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Tallapoosa County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 34. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 22% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Tallapoosa County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Tallassee, Jacksons' Gap, and Alexander City. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Tallapoosa County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tallapoosa County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tallapoosa County 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 County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tallapoosa County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tallapoosa County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tallapoosa County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tallapoosa County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tallapoosa County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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