Best PlacesGiles, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Giles, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Giles ranks 8,282nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Giles
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.
Giles' strengths and weaknesses
Where Giles ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$132,618 median, better than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
Where Giles ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
Who lives in Giles
Giles runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Giles.
Who works in Giles, and how
Work in Giles centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Giles
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Giles.
What the weather is like in Giles, month by month
Giles sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Giles
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around Giles
Schools across Giles average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lake View Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Woodstock Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookwood Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Eastwood Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookwood High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- West Blocton High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Paul W Bryant High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Giles school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Giles 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 Giles against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Giles
Is Giles a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Giles ranks 8,282nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, what local pay buys, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Giles safe?
Yes, Giles is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Giles?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 36. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of towns.
Compare Giles with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Giles. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Giles 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.
Giles detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Giles: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Giles: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Giles: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Giles: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Giles 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.
- 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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