Best PlacesWoolfolk, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woolfolk, 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.
Woolfolk ranks 28,201st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Woolfolk
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.
Woolfolk's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woolfolk ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
Where Woolfolk ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Woolfolk
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woolfolk home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,821, 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 Woolfolk's effective rate of 0.21%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Woolfolk
Woolfolk runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Woolfolk.
Who works in Woolfolk, and how
Work in Woolfolk centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Woolfolk
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Woolfolk.
What the weather is like in Woolfolk, month by month
Woolfolk sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 44° | 34° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Woolfolk
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Woolfolk
Schools across Woolfolk average a D+, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Munford Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- C L Salter Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Munford Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Evelyn D Houston Elementary SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Munford High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Talladega High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Woolfolk school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woolfolk 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 Woolfolk against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Woolfolk
Is Woolfolk a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woolfolk ranks 28,201st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on health outcomes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Woolfolk expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $130,697. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $54,821 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Woolfolk safe?
Yes, Woolfolk is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $216 per resident a year.
Compare Woolfolk with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woolfolk. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woolfolk 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.
Woolfolk detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woolfolk: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woolfolk: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woolfolk: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woolfolk: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woolfolk 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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