Best PlacesCentreville, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Centreville, 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.
Centreville ranks 44,429th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Centreville
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.
Centreville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Centreville ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
- Cheap childcare$639 a month, better than 74% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 71% of towns
Where Centreville ranks low
- Household income$41,825 median, better than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Centreville
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Centreville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $41,825; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Centreville's effective rate of 0.20%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Centreville
Centreville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Centreville.
Who works in Centreville, and how
Work in Centreville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Centreville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Centreville.
What the weather is like in Centreville, month by month
Centreville sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Centreville
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around Centreville
Schools across Centreville average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Randolph Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Brent Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Blocton Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Centreville Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Bibb County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- West Blocton High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Centreville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Centreville 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 Centreville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Centreville
Is Centreville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Centreville ranks 44,429th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and walkability, and lowest on low incomes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Centreville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $175,087. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $41,825 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Centreville safe?
Centreville is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $447 per resident a year.
Compare Centreville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Centreville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Centreville 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.
Centreville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Centreville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Centreville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Centreville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Centreville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Centreville 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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