Best PlacesWest Wellington, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Wellington, 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.
West Wellington ranks 43,126th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Wellington
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.
West Wellington's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Wellington ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$553 a month, better than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
Where West Wellington ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$43,929 median, better than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Wellington
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Wellington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,929, 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 West Wellington's effective rate of 0.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in West Wellington
West Wellington runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Wellington.
Who works in West Wellington, and how
Work in West Wellington centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in West Wellington
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Wellington.
What the weather is like in West Wellington, month by month
West Wellington sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of West Wellington
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Wellington
Schools across West Wellington average a C+, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Alexandria Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Alexandria Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Ohatchee High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Alexandria High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Wellington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Wellington 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 West Wellington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Wellington
Is West Wellington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Wellington ranks 43,126th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and state infrastructure, and lowest on a weak job market and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Wellington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,775. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $43,929 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is West Wellington safe?
West Wellington is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $273 per resident a year.
Compare West Wellington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Wellington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Wellington 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.
West Wellington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Wellington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Wellington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Wellington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Wellington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Wellington 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.