Best PlacesGiles, MS 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. 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.
Giles ranks 48,213th 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 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 property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$540 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 104 pleasant days a year, better than 71% of towns
Where Giles ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Giles
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Giles home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,284, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Giles' effective rate of 0.38%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Giles
Giles runs younger than the country.
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 education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
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 104 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, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Giles
The nearest airport, Key Field, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around Giles
Schools across Giles average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kemper County Lower ElementaryF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kemper County Upper ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Kemper County High SchoolD− · 17% 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 48,213th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and clean air, and lowest on the schools and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Giles expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,400. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $47,284 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Giles safe?
Giles is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $322 per resident a year.
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.
- 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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