Best PlacesTyler, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tyler, 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.
Tyler ranks 46,576th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tyler
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.
Tyler's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tyler ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 77% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 73% of towns
Where Tyler ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Household income$47,759 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tyler
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tyler home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,759, 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 Tyler's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tyler
Tyler 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 Tyler.
Who works in Tyler, and how
Work in Tyler centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Tyler
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tyler.
What the weather is like in Tyler, month by month
Tyler sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 78° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Tyler
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 167 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tyler
Schools across Tyler average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brantley Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Central Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
- Jacksonsteele Elementary SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- William R Martin Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Hayneville Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
- Lowndes County Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Selma High SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Central High SchoolF · 5% proficient
- Southside High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tyler school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tyler 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 Tyler against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tyler
Is Tyler a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tyler ranks 46,576th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and civic engagement, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tyler expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,605. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $47,759 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Tyler safe?
Tyler is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $976 per resident a year.
Compare Tyler with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tyler. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tyler 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.
Tyler detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tyler: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tyler: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tyler: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tyler: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tyler 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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