Best PlacesWallace, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wallace, 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.
Wallace ranks 36,355th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wallace
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.
Wallace's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wallace ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 122 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Wallace ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% 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 Wallace
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wallace home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,674, 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 Wallace's effective rate of 0.17%, 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 Wallace
Wallace runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wallace.
Who works in Wallace, and how
Work in Wallace centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Wallace
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wallace.
What the weather is like in Wallace, month by month
Wallace sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Wallace
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 200 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wallace
Schools across Wallace average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Flomaton Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Pollardmccall Junior High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- W S Neal Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- W S Neal Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Flomaton High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- W S Neal High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wallace school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wallace 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 Wallace against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wallace
Is Wallace a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wallace ranks 36,355th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on disaster risk and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wallace expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $124,629. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $64,674 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Wallace safe?
Yes, Wallace is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare Wallace with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wallace. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wallace 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.
Wallace detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wallace: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wallace: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wallace: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wallace: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wallace 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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