Best PlacesTarentum, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tarentum, 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.
Tarentum ranks 40,732nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tarentum
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.
Tarentum's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tarentum ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$561 a month, better than 85% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 110 pleasant days a year, better than 74% of towns
Where Tarentum ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$51,183 median, better than only 14% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tarentum
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tarentum home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,183, 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 Tarentum'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 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 Tarentum
Tarentum runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tarentum.
Who works in Tarentum, and how
Work in Tarentum centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Tarentum
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tarentum.
What the weather is like in Tarentum, month by month
Tarentum sees roughly 110 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Tarentum
The nearest airport, Dothan Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 161 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tarentum
Schools across Tarentum average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Goshen Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Pike County Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Pike County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Goshen High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tarentum school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tarentum 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 Tarentum against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tarentum
Is Tarentum a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tarentum ranks 40,732nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tarentum expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $136,487. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $51,183 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Tarentum safe?
Tarentum is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $392 per resident a year.
Compare Tarentum with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tarentum. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tarentum 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.
Tarentum detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tarentum: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tarentum: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tarentum: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tarentum: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tarentum 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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