Best PlacesWetumpka, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wetumpka, 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.
Wetumpka ranks 19,268th 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 Wetumpka
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.
Wetumpka's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wetumpka ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 73% of towns
- Cheap childcare$658 a month, better than 72% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 71% of towns
Where Wetumpka ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 37% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 41% of towns
- TransitBetter than only 44% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wetumpka
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wetumpka home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,286, 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 Wetumpka's effective rate of 0.26%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wetumpka
Wetumpka's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wetumpka.
Who works in Wetumpka, and how
Work in Wetumpka centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wetumpka
Wetumpka has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Wetumpka and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wetumpka, month by month
Wetumpka sees roughly 78 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 Wetumpka
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 22 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 Wetumpka
Schools across Wetumpka average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Redland Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Holtville Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Eclectic Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Holtville Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Eclectic Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Millbrook Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Elmore County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Prattville High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Wetumpka High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wetumpka school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wetumpka 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 Wetumpka against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Wetumpka suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Wetumpka
Is Wetumpka a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wetumpka ranks 19,268th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and walkability, 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 Wetumpka expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,677. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $80,286 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Wetumpka safe?
Wetumpka is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Wetumpka?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 39. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 44% of towns.
Is Wetumpka good for families?
Schools beat 49% of towns, crime safety beats 37%, and childcare runs $658 a month.
Compare Wetumpka with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wetumpka. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wetumpka 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.
Wetumpka detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wetumpka: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wetumpka: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wetumpka: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wetumpka: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wetumpka 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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