Best Places31421, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 31421, 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.
31421 ranks 27,038th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 31421
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.
31421's strengths and weaknesses
Where 31421 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute15.1 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$478 a month, better than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 31421 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 31421
A household needs to earn about $209,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 31421 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,575, 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 31421's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 31421
31421 runs younger 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 31421.
Who works in 31421, and how
Work in 31421 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 31421
31421 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. The coast is about 22 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 31421 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 31421, month by month
31421 sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 51° | 40° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 31421
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around 31421
Schools across 31421 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Esther F. Garrison School For The ArtsB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hubert Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodville-tompkins Technical And Career High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Beach High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- The School Of Liberal Studies At Savannah HighF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 31421 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
31421 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 31421 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 31421
Is 31421 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 31421 ranks 27,038th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, a strong job market, and short commutes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 31421 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $791,700. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $74,575 median income, cost of living beats 49% of zip codes.
Is 31421 safe?
31421 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $550 per resident a year.
Compare 31421 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 31421. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 31421 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.
31421 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 31421: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 31421: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 31421: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 31421: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
31421 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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