Best PlacesWare, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ware, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ware ranks 1,591st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ware
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.
Ware's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ware ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$124,123 median, better than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
Where Ware ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 40% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 41% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 41% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ware
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ware home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $124,123, 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 Ware's effective rate of 0.25%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Ware
Ware's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ware.
Who works in Ware, and how
Work in Ware centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Ware
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ware.
What the weather is like in Ware, month by month
Ware sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Ware
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ware
Schools across Ware average a B−, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Redland Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Tallassee Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wetumpka Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Southside Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Wetumpka High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Tallassee High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ware school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ware 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 Ware against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ware
Is Ware a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ware ranks 1,591st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, what local pay buys, and low crime, and lowest on taxes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ware expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $328,891. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $124,123 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Ware safe?
Yes, Ware is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $143 per resident a year.
Compare Ware with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ware. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ware 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.
Ware detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ware: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ware: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ware: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ware: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ware 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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