Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Tallassee gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $195K, 3 years of the Montgomery metro’s $64K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 123rd of 187 in Alabama. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its police reported 39 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 98% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 90% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register. Tallassee’s rate of reported violence is 8.3 per 1,000 residents, against 2.9 in Alabama’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. Only 2 of Alabama’s 308 towns score higher on history. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns.
Where Tallassee beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Tallassee Commercial Historic DistrictWhere Tallassee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Tallassee is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,182 in 1880, a low of 843 in 1930, 4,763 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1906 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tallassee, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Tallassee.
Tallassee trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and draws workers from Montgomery and beyond, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Alabama rate.
Violent crime runs at 8.3 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Alabama rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on that grade. Property crime runs at 32.1 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Alabama rate, most of it theft.
Tallassee’s property offense rate stands at 32.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The largest public high school is Tallassee High School, with 474 students. The public schools here belong to the Tallassee City school district. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallassee Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 609 | A− |
| Tallassee High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 474 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
3,198 jobs are based in Tallassee, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Employers in Tallassee shed 325 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 3,198. The top destinations are Montgomery (23%), Auburn (5%) and Wetumpka (3%).
| Tallassee | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its peak summer temperature stands at 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $195K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles.
Zillow values the typical Tallassee home at about $195,000, up 3.8% in a year, 18% below the Alabama typical home. 58% of households own their home in the town. The town’s median rent is $964 a month.
| Tallassee | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $964 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within Alabama it is healthier than 60% of the 187 graded towns: much of Alabama scores lower on these measures.
The share of adults in Tallassee who binge drink: 14%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Tallassee is ahead of Alabama on 3 and behind on 1.
| Tallassee | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 43% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Tallassee | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.2% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 16.8% | 19.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. Just over half of Tallassee’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 13%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Tallassee after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tallassee. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi National Historic SiteTuskegee Institute National Historic Site9K visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaJordan–Hare Stadium
16 mi LakeLake Martin
27 mi MuseumThe National Memorial to Peace and Justice
26 mi LandmarkCivil Rights Memorial
27 mi MuseumThe Legacy MuseumTuskegee Institute National Historic Site: 2C2K Photography, CC BY 2.0 · Jordan–Hare Stadium: AuburnPilot, Public domain · Lake Martin: Rebecca Hagen, Public domain · The National Memorial to Peace and Justice: Soniakapadia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Civil Rights Memorial: Colin Mutchler from Brooklyn, United States, CC BY 2.0 · The Legacy Museum: Soniakapadia, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tallassee
About 2 of every 100 Tallassee residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
2 places in Tallassee on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Tallassee.
City in Alabama, United States
Tallassee (pronounced ) is a city on the Tallapoosa River, located in both Elmore and Tallapoosa counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,763. It is home to a major hydroelectric power plant at Thurlow Dam operated by Alabama Power Company. Tallassee is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Area.
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Tallassee grades C− overall, better than 17% of U.S. towns and #123 of 187 in Alabama. It grades C+ for health, D− for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
6 notable people were born here, including Michael Ritch and George Grant.
