Living in Enterprise, AL
Small city in Alabama
Enterprise is a small city in Alabama, home to about 29,000 people, with 177,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Enterprise a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $224k and rents for $1,300 a month
- Low taxes: about $1,147 state income tax per resident, 0.39% property tax
- Low natural disaster risk: 9 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Strong healthcare: 2 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Smaller job market: about 177,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- No dog parks within 9 mi
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Key facts
Living in Enterprise: common questions
What is the cost of living in Enterprise?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $224k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,300 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 84, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Enterprise?
Alabama collects about $1,147 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.39% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Enterprise safe?
Enterprise isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Enterprise?
Public schools in Enterprise test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 19 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Enterprise?
Enterprise has mild winters: winter days average around 63°F and summer days around 91°F.
Does Enterprise get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, hurricanes and tornadoes: 9 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.78 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Enterprise?
The nearest major airport is PNS, about 99 mi away.
How Enterprise scores
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