Best PlacesValley Grande, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Valley Grande, 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.
Valley Grande ranks 43,021st 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 Valley Grande
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.
Valley Grande's strengths and weaknesses
Where Valley Grande ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of towns
- QuietBetter than 74% of towns
Where Valley Grande ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Household income$41,724 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Valley Grande
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Valley Grande home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,724, 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 Valley Grande's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Valley Grande
Valley Grande 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 Valley Grande.
Who works in Valley Grande, and how
Work in Valley Grande centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Valley Grande
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Valley Grande.
What the weather is like in Valley Grande, month by month
Valley Grande sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Valley Grande
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Valley Grande
Schools across Valley Grande average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Je Terry Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Valley Grande Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Brantley Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- William R Martin Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- The Rbhudson Steam AcademyF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Selma High SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Dallas County High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Valley Grande school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Valley Grande 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 Valley Grande against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Valley Grande
Is Valley Grande a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Valley Grande ranks 43,021st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the schools and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Valley Grande expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,618. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $41,724 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Valley Grande safe?
Valley Grande is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $475 per resident a year.
Compare Valley Grande with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Valley Grande. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Valley Grande 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.
Valley Grande detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Valley Grande: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Valley Grande: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Valley Grande: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Valley Grande: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Valley Grande 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.