Best PlacesPiedmont Springs, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Piedmont Springs, 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.
Piedmont Springs ranks 38,029th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Piedmont Springs
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.
Piedmont Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Piedmont Springs ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$553 a month, better than 86% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Piedmont Springs ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$49,157 median, better than only 11% of towns
- Short commute35.7 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Piedmont Springs
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Piedmont Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,157, 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 Piedmont Springs' effective rate of 0.36%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Piedmont Springs
Piedmont Springs runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Piedmont Springs.
Who works in Piedmont Springs, and how
Work in Piedmont Springs centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Piedmont Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Piedmont Springs.
What the weather is like in Piedmont Springs, month by month
Piedmont Springs sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 56, 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 | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Piedmont Springs
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 68 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Piedmont Springs
Schools across Piedmont Springs average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Piedmont Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Piedmont Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Piedmont High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Piedmont Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Piedmont Springs 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 Piedmont Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Piedmont Springs
Is Piedmont Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Piedmont Springs ranks 38,029th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on civic engagement and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Piedmont Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,226. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $49,157 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Piedmont Springs safe?
Piedmont Springs is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $289 per resident a year.
Compare Piedmont Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Piedmont Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Piedmont Springs 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.
Piedmont Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Piedmont Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Piedmont Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Piedmont Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Piedmont Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Piedmont Springs 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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