Best PlacesPigeon Creek, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pigeon Creek, 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.
Pigeon Creek ranks 41,115th 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 Pigeon Creek
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.
Pigeon Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pigeon Creek ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
Where Pigeon Creek ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute37.2 minutes each way, better than only 9% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$52,182 median, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pigeon Creek
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pigeon Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,182, 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 Pigeon Creek's effective rate of 0.25%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pigeon Creek
Pigeon Creek runs older than the country, 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 Pigeon Creek.
Who works in Pigeon Creek, and how
Work in Pigeon Creek centers on admin & support services and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Pigeon Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pigeon Creek.
What the weather is like in Pigeon Creek, month by month
Pigeon Creek sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Pigeon Creek
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 181 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pigeon Creek
Schools across Pigeon Creek average a D, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Straughn Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Goshen Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Greenville Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Straughn Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Greenville Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Straughn High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Goshen High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Greenville High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pigeon Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pigeon Creek 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 Pigeon Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pigeon Creek
Is Pigeon Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pigeon Creek ranks 41,115th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and quiet, 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 Pigeon Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $132,067. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $52,182 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Pigeon Creek safe?
Pigeon Creek is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $318 per resident a year.
Compare Pigeon Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pigeon Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pigeon Creek 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.
Pigeon Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pigeon Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pigeon Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pigeon Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pigeon Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pigeon Creek 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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