Best PlacesAwin, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Awin, 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.
Awin ranks 49,381st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Awin
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.
Awin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Awin ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
Where Awin ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$33,666 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Awin
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Awin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $33,666, 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 Awin's effective rate of 0.27%, 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 Awin
Awin 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 Awin.
Who works in Awin, and how
Work in Awin centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Awin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Awin.
What the weather is like in Awin, month by month
Awin sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Awin
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 193 miles away.
The best schools in and around Awin
Schools across Awin average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Greenville Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Camden School Of Arts TechnologyF · 13% proficient
- Greenville Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilcox Central High SchoolF · 6% proficient
- Greenville High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Awin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Awin 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 Awin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Awin
Is Awin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Awin ranks 49,381st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Awin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $101,931. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $33,666 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Awin safe?
Awin is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $852 per resident a year.
Compare Awin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Awin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Awin 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.
Awin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Awin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Awin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Awin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Awin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Awin 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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