Best PlacesTuskegee, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tuskegee, 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.
Tuskegee ranks 49,195th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state infrastructure.
The best neighborhoods in Tuskegee
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.
Tuskegee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tuskegee ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 76% of towns
- Cheap childcare$635 a month, better than 75% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of towns
- BikingBetter than 72% of towns
Where Tuskegee ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Household income$47,540 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tuskegee
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tuskegee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,540, 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 Tuskegee's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tuskegee
Tuskegee's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Tuskegee.
Who works in Tuskegee, and how
Work in Tuskegee centers on education and admin & support services. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Tuskegee
Tuskegee has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Tuskegee and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tuskegee, month by month
Tuskegee sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Tuskegee
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tuskegee
Schools across Tuskegee average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tallassee Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Reeltown Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Dc Wolfe SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sanford Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Southside Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Tuskegee Institute Middle SchoolF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Reeltown High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Loachapoka 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 Tuskegee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tuskegee 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 Tuskegee against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tuskegee
Is Tuskegee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tuskegee ranks 49,195th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, walkability, and affordable childcare, and lowest on taxes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tuskegee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,502. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $47,540 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Tuskegee safe?
Tuskegee is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,293 per resident a year.
Compare Tuskegee with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tuskegee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tuskegee 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.
Tuskegee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tuskegee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tuskegee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tuskegee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tuskegee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tuskegee 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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