Best PlacesWilcox County, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Wilcox County, 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.
Wilcox County ranks 3,117th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wilcox County
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.
Wilcox County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wilcox County ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 86% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of counties
Where Wilcox County ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of counties
- Household income$43,911 median, better than only 3% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Wilcox County
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wilcox County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,911, 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 Wilcox County's effective rate of 0.24%, 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 Wilcox County
Wilcox County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wilcox County.
Who works in Wilcox County, and how
Work in Wilcox County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wilcox County
Wilcox County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Wilcox County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Wilcox County growing, and who is moving in?
Wilcox County has lost about 10% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Mobile, AL.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Wilcox County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Wilcox County, month by month
Wilcox County sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Wilcox County
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 205 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wilcox County
Schools across Wilcox County average an F, better than 1% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- F S Ervin Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Abc ElementaryF · 9% proficient
- J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Camden School Of Arts TechnologyF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilcox Central High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wilcox County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wilcox County 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 Wilcox County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Wilcox County
Is Wilcox County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wilcox County ranks 3,117th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low property taxes, clean air, and a stable housing market, and lowest on crime and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wilcox County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $108,256. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $43,911 median income, cost of living beats 4% of counties.
Is Wilcox County safe?
Wilcox County is safer than 0% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,097 per resident a year.
Compare Wilcox County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wilcox County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wilcox County 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.
Wilcox County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wilcox County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wilcox County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wilcox County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wilcox County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wilcox County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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.