Best PlacesGeraldine, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Geraldine, 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.
Geraldine ranks 32,758th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Geraldine
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.
Geraldine's strengths and weaknesses
Where Geraldine ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$528 a month, better than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of towns
Where Geraldine ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Geraldine
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Geraldine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,149, 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 Geraldine's effective rate of 0.26%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Geraldine
Geraldine runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Geraldine.
Who works in Geraldine, and how
Work in Geraldine centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Geraldine
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Geraldine.
What the weather is like in Geraldine, month by month
Geraldine sees roughly 113 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Geraldine
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Geraldine
Schools across Geraldine average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Crossville Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Asbury Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crossville Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Asbury High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Crossville High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Geraldine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Geraldine 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 Geraldine against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Geraldine
Is Geraldine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Geraldine ranks 32,758th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on education levels and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Geraldine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,523. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $53,149 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is Geraldine safe?
Yes, Geraldine is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
Compare Geraldine with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Geraldine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Geraldine 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.
Geraldine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Geraldine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Geraldine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Geraldine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Geraldine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Geraldine 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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